You Should Be Using Reddit on Your RSS Reader

You may know that Reddit can be a treasure trove of useful information and opinion, and that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a clean and straightforward way to keep up with what's happening on the web—but you might not be aware that you can combine both Reddit and RSS in numerous ways. Reddit actually has a variety of RSS integrations built in, so you can point your RSS reader straight to your subreddits of choice and keep up with the latest posts. The usual benefits of RSS apply: You get an uncluttered, customizable interface, free from ads and other extras, and which you can work through at your own pace. If you're new to RSS, we've previously picked out a selection of the best clients to get you started, as well as spotlighting our favorites . These RSS apps give you rolling, chronological feeds of whatever websites (including Reddit) you point them towards, and they let you take in what you want to read at your own pace. Getting started with Reddit and RSS Feedly comes with Reddit integration built in. Credit: Lifehacker You can turn any subreddit into a feed for your RSS app by adding ".rss" to the end of it—so, for example, reddit.com/r/technology/ would become reddit.com/r/technology/.rss . That will give you a simple, reverse chronological feed of posts from the subreddit, with the newest submissions appearing at the top. The same goes for comments in a subreddit, and for user feeds: All you need to do is add ".rss" to the end of the URL. If you wanted …