NewsBlur's free plan stops at 64 sites, and FeedNest's follows up to 150 feeds. You read the full text of each article, and on the Plus plan Ned summarizes, translates, and reads articles aloud. Saved stories, training, and blurblogs stay behind in NewsBlur, as the list below explains.
What comes across from NewsBlur
- Sites and folders
- Feeds and folders, from the OPML file.
- Saved stories and their tags
- Not in the OPML file. Save the stories you still need with Add Link and tag them again.
- Intelligence training
- Not in the OPML file, and training and rule-based filters are not available in FeedNest yet.
- Blurblogs
- Not in the OPML file. A public blurblog publishes an RSS feed, so you can follow the ones you read by pasting their address. Comments and sharing stay in NewsBlur.
- Newsletters by email
- Your private FeedNest address, on Plus and Pro: sign up again with it and each newsletter becomes a source. Newsletters that publish a feed, including every Substack, can also be followed like any other site, on every plan.
- Third-party apps
- FeedNest for iOS and Android, plus the web app. Apps that sync with another reader's account do not connect to FeedNest.
Step by step
Export OPML from NewsBlur
On NewsBlur's website, open the Manage menu, choose Account, and click Download OPML under Backup your sites. While signed in, you can also go straight to newsblur.com/import/opml_export. With a large library, NewsBlur may email you the file instead.
Create a free account
Sign up with your email or with Google, Apple, or X. The free plan needs no payment details.
Import the file
Open Add, choose Import feeds, and drop the file in. FeedNest shows the feeds and folders it found, imports them in the background, and emails you when it is done.
Start reading
Each feed's latest articles appear as it is imported, and new ones arrive as the feeds refresh. Read on the web or in the iOS and Android apps.
Questions
Will my NewsBlur folders come across?
Yes. Each folder with feeds in it becomes a folder in FeedNest, and a folder inside a folder becomes a folder of its own rather than a nested one. Sites outside any folder arrive without one. If you already have a folder with the same name, the new one gets a number after it.
What about saved stories and training?
OPML carries sites and folders only. Add the saved stories you still need with Add Link and tag them in FeedNest. Training has no equivalent yet, so every article of a feed reaches your list.
Does FeedNest have a limit like NewsBlur's 64 sites?
The free plan follows up to 150 feeds and needs no payment details. Plus follows up to 1,500 feeds, and Pro up to 3,000 feeds.
Can I keep using NewsBlur while I try FeedNest?
Yes. Downloading OPML changes nothing in NewsBlur, so you can use both until you decide.
Can I take my data with me if I leave FeedNest?
Yes. In Settings, under Account, OPML Export downloads every feed and folder you follow as a file that any RSS reader can import.
Ready when you are
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