Kill the Newsletter!
Convert email newsletters into Atom feeds
3.1k stars 142 forks last commit first released MIT
Actively maintained
Last commit 8 Jul 2026.
Kill the Newsletter! is a service that converts incoming email newsletters into entries in an Atom feed. You create a feed, receive a unique email address to subscribe with, and then read newsletter issues from your feed reader instead of your inbox.
Key Features
- Generates a unique email address and corresponding Atom feed for each newsletter subscription
- Converts received emails into feed entries so newsletters can be read in any Atom-capable feed reader
- Supports typical double opt-in flows by exposing confirmation emails as feed entries
- Feed management via per-entry settings link, including the ability to delete a feed
- Privacy-oriented design that discourages sharing feeds and does not track users
- Automatically trims older entries to keep feeds within a size limit for compatibility with feed readers
Use Cases
- Replace inbox newsletter clutter with a feed-reader workflow
- Centralize newsletters alongside RSS/Atom subscriptions in a single reader
- Subscribe using an alias address per newsletter to reduce spam risk and improve organization
Limitations and Considerations
- Does not support publishers that require replying from the subscribing address for confirmation
- Some newsletter publishers may block the service’s subscription addresses
- Older entries may be deleted to keep the feed under a size limit
Kill the Newsletter! is a practical bridge between email and feed readers for people who prefer Atom/RSS-style reading. It works best with newsletters that support link-based confirmation and standard email delivery.
Categories:
Tags:
Tech Stack:
Similar to Kill the Newsletter!

Karakeep
Self-hosted bookmarks, notes, and media with AI tagging and search
Self-hostable bookmark-everything app for links, notes, images, PDFs, and archives with full-text search, AI tagging/summaries, RSS ingestion, and API access.

Linkwarden
Self-hosted collaborative bookmark manager with archiving and annotation
Self-hosted collaborative bookmark manager with reader mode, highlights, tagging, full-text search, and automatic webpage preservation as screenshots and PDFs.


FreshRSS
Lightweight self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator
FreshRSS is a fast, multi-user RSS/Atom feed aggregator with tagging, search, OPML import/export, WebSub push updates, and optional web scraping for sites without feeds.

RSS-Bridge
Generate RSS/Atom feeds for websites that do not provide them
RSS-Bridge is a PHP web app that generates RSS/Atom/JSON feeds by scraping sites that don’t offer feeds, with many built-in “bridges” and caching options.


NewsBlur
Personal RSS reader and social news platform
Open-source RSS reader with real-time feed updates, training-based filtering, full-text search, social sharing, and native mobile apps; available hosted or self-hosted.

Feedbin
Web-based RSS reader with search, full-text and automation
Feedbin is a web-based RSS reader for organizing and reading feeds with full-text extraction, powerful search, filtering actions, and a REST-like API for clients.



