How to import your feeds into an RSS reader

The file you download from the checker is an OPML file: a list of feeds that almost every RSS reader can import in one go. Import it once, and your new feeds start filling up with posts within a minute or two. If your reader can’t import files, you can add the feeds one at a time instead.

1. Download your new feeds as one OPML file
2. Open your reader and choose Import OPML
3. Read: posts arrive in folders named after the subreddit they replace

Pick a reader

Any of these will do. If you don’t have one yet, start with the free pick for your device. Each step below comes from the reader’s own help pages or app.

Import steps for each reader

Menu names change between versions. If a step doesn’t match what you see, look for Import or OPML in settings.

NetNewsWire Mac, iPhone, iPad · Free

1. On a Mac, choose File › Import Subscriptions… and pick the file.
2. On iPhone or iPad, tap Settings on the Feeds screen, then Import Subscriptions, and pick the file in Files.

Add one feed: On a Mac, choose File › New Feed… and paste the link. On iPhone or iPad, tap the + button. NetNewsWire’s help

Feeder Android · Free

1. Open the downloaded file on your phone and choose Feeder.
2. Or, in Feeder, open the menu and tap Import feeds from OPML.

Add one feed: Tap Add feed and paste the link as the feed URL. Feeder’s help

Inoreader Web, iPhone, Android · Free up to 150 feeds

1. Click your profile picture and open Preferences.
2. Open Import/Export and import the file.

Add one feed: Paste the link into the search box at the top and press Enter. Inoreader’s help

Feedly Web, iPhone, Android · Free plan

Feedly only imports files on the website, not in its phone app.

1. On a computer, open feedly.com/i/cortex in your browser.
2. Choose the file or drag it in. Your feeds then show up in the Feedly app too.

Add one feed: Open Discover (the RSS button), paste the link and tap Follow. Feedly’s help

Reeder Mac, iPhone, iPad · Free up to 10 feeds, paid to import

The free version can’t import files and follows up to 10 feeds. Use the Add buttons below to add feeds one at a time instead.

1. With the paid version, add a new source and choose to import an OPML file.

Add one feed: use the Add buttons on the results page, or paste the link into Reeder. Reeder’s help

NewsBlur Web, iPhone, Android · Free plan

1. On the web or iPhone, open the menu and choose Import or upload sites.
2. On Android, open the menu and choose Import and feed bundles.

Add one feed: use the Add buttons on the results page, or paste the link into NewsBlur. NewsBlur’s help

FreshRSS Self-hosted · Free

1. Open Subscription management › Import / export.
2. Click Browse, choose the file, then click Import.

Add one feed: Open Subscription management › Add a feed or category and paste the link. FreshRSS’s help

Miniflux Self-hosted · Free

1. Open Feeds › Import.
2. Choose the OPML file and import it.

Add one feed: Open Feeds › Add feed and paste the link. Miniflux’s help

Good to know

• Nothing is replaced. Importing adds feeds next to the ones you already have.
• Old Reddit feeds stay until you remove them. Unsubscribe from them, or start fresh by importing the cleaned OPML (your list without Reddit) into a new account.
• Phones: some readers only import on the web. Feedly is one; use it in a browser on your computer, and the feeds sync to your phone.
• Free plans have limits. Reeder’s free version can’t import files and follows up to 10 feeds. Inoreader’s free plan follows up to 150.

No file? Add feeds one at a time

OPML is just the quickest way to add many feeds at once. Every reader also lets you add a single feed by its link. On the results page, each feed you picked has a Copy link button, and for Reeder and NewsBlur an Add button that opens the app with the feed filled in. You can also copy all the links at once.