# RSS / Atom Feed Markdown Summarizer Fetch an RSS or Atom feed by URL (or paste raw XML), parse it, sort items by publish date, deduplicate, apply a time window, and output a clean Markdown summary > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/rss-feed-markdown-summarizer - **Category:** Text Processing - **Keywords:** rss, atom, feed, xml, markdown, summarizer, newsletter, aggregator, blog, news, syndication, parse ## Overview Give the tool an RSS / Atom feed URL (or paste the raw feed XML) and it will: 1. Fetch & parse the feed (RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0/RDF, and Atom 1.0 are all supported), extracting title, link, summary/description, author, publish date and categories for each entry. 2. Apply an optional time window (last 24h / 7d / 30d / all time) to keep only recent posts. 3. Optionally deduplicate items by title (case-insensitive) or by URL. 4. Sort by publish date (newest-first or oldest-first) and cap the output to a configurable number of items. 5. Render a clean Markdown digest (with optional fields) plus an HTML preview of the top items. The fetch runs server-side with a 15s timeout and follows redirects. Items whose dates cannot be parsed are kept (they are sorted last when date-sorting). ## Inputs - **Feed URL or XML** (textarea): https://news.ycombinator.com/rss — or paste raw RSS/Atom XML — - **Max items** (number) - **Sort order** (select) - **Time window** (select) - **Deduplicate by** (select) - **Output format** (select) - **Include: Title** (checkbox) - **Include: Summary** (checkbox) - **Include: Author** (checkbox) - **Include: Date** (checkbox) - **Include: Link** (checkbox) - **Include: Categories** (checkbox) ## When to use - When you need to compile recent articles or news from a blog's RSS or Atom feed into a clean Markdown format for newsletters or reports. - When you want to filter out duplicate feed items by title or URL and restrict the output to a specific time window like the last 24 hours or 7 days. - When you need to convert raw RSS/Atom XML data into a structured, readable markdown list with custom fields like author, date, and categories. ## How it works - Input a public RSS/Atom feed URL or paste the raw XML content directly into the source field. - Configure filtering options such as the maximum number of items, time window, deduplication rules, and sorting order. - Toggle the metadata checkboxes to include or exclude titles, summaries, authors, dates, links, and categories. - Click generate to fetch the feed server-side, process the entries, and output the formatted Markdown digest alongside an HTML preview. ## Use cases - Generating daily or weekly news roundups from tech blogs for email newsletters. - Archiving recent updates from multiple project feeds into a single Markdown document. - Extracting clean text summaries from raw XML feeds for static site generators or documentation. ## Frequently asked questions ### What feed formats are supported? The tool supports RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0/RDF, and Atom 1.0 feeds. ### Can I parse local or private XML files? Yes, you can paste raw XML data directly into the input field if the feed is not publicly accessible via URL. ### How does the deduplication feature work? You can deduplicate items either by URL or by title (case-insensitive) to remove duplicate entries from the output. ### What happens if a feed item does not have a publish date? Items without a parseable date are kept and sorted last when sorting by date. ### Is there a timeout for fetching remote feeds? 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