Blogs Are Back - Feed Fetcher by BlogsAreBack
Discover RSS feeds on any page, subscribe with one click, and get notified when your favorite blogs publish new posts.
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About this extension
Blogs Are Back is a companion extension for blogsareback.com that makes following blogs effortless.
Features
Two Modes
Basic Mode (default): Lightweight feed discovery. No background activity.
Featured Mode: Full experience with desktop notifications, badge counts for unread posts, and configurable background checking.
Privacy
The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch feeds from any blog you follow.
Features
- Feed Discovery — Automatically detects RSS/Atom feeds on every page. A badge shows available feeds, and you can subscribe via popup or right-click menu.
- Direct Fetching — Fetches feeds locally in your browser, bypassing CORS. No proxy server means your reading stays private.
- Readable Extraction — Extracts clean article text using Mozilla's Readability library.
Two Modes
Basic Mode (default): Lightweight feed discovery. No background activity.
Featured Mode: Full experience with desktop notifications, badge counts for unread posts, and configurable background checking.
Privacy
- Feeds fetched directly in your browser
- Data stored locally
- Only syncs subscriptions with blogsareback.com
- Never collects browsing history
The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch feeds from any blog you follow.
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Permissions and data
Required permissions:
- Display notifications to you
- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
Data collection:
- The developer says this extension doesn't require data collection.
More information
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- Version
- 1.0.0
- Size
- 357.31 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Dec 16, 2025)
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- License
- Mozilla Public License 2.0
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