How do I create my own feed?

If a website doesn’t provide an RSS feed and the built-in web page feed feature doesn’t work for it, you can try creating one yourself.

While many sites don’t provide feeds simply because they don’t know it’s an option, others specifically don’t want you creating feeds from their content. Your success in this area depends on your persistence and patience.

I don’t use or endorse any of the services mentioned on this page. I can’t verify their quality, reliability, or pricing. Do your own research and give them a try before committing to one.

Paid feed creation services

There are services that will generate RSS feeds from websites for you. These tend to cost money to use in any enjoyable capacity. Depending on the service they either provide bespoke feed generator tools for specific platforms like Instagram or Tiktok, or else they provide scraping tools that are similar to the website feed feature in LightWatch but with better support for dynamic content.

Depending on your goals, this might be a great solution. RSS.app is one example, but there are many others. Search for "create RSS feed from website" to see what’s out there.

Most let you try before you pay, so you can get a feel for how well they work with the sites you care about before committing.

Free hosted tools

There are also free, community-run tools like RSS-Bridge that can generate feeds from popular platforms. These tend to be unpredictable — they use shared resources, and popular instances get blocked or overwhelmed. If you’re technical enough to self-host one, you’ll have a better experience.

Build your own

If you’re comfortable with code or coding agents, you can write a script that reads a website and outputs RSS. This gives you full control over what gets extracted and how often it updates.

See the build your own feed generator guide for a walkthrough, including scheduling, server etiquette, and a prompt you can hand to a coding agent.