Brief

Brief makes reading RSS feeds as easy and intuitive as it gets. Designed to have exactly the right set of features, it is powerful and simple at the same time. Feeds are presented on a seamless, interactive page which let's you bookmark and tag items with a single click.
What is Brief?
"Brief" is a Firefox add-on designed to make reading RSS feeds simple and efficient. It presents feeds on an interactive page, allowing users to easily bookmark and tag items. Users can customize the view of feeds, be notified of new entries, and use keyboard shortcuts to swiftly navigate through news. More importantly, all these features are offered in a way which is intuitive and user-friendly.
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Add-on stats

Users: 3,293 ▼ -5
Rating: 4.16 (188)
Version: 2.7.3 (Last updated: 2024-07-13)
Creation date: 2007-02-25
Weekly download count: 16
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • menus
  • bookmarks
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • downloads
  • tabs
  • notifications
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 400.98K
URLs: Website

Ranking

# 1473 ▼ 12
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Add-on summary

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Easily bookmark and tag interesting items. Browse your feeds in a couple of useful ways - view only unread or bookmarked entries, display a single feed or a whole folder, show full items or only headlines. Quickly find a piece of news using the search bar. Let yourself be notified when new items are available and track their number using the status bar. Customize the look of feeds. Use keyboard shortcuts to browse the pile of news faster. Above all, do everything simply and intuitively.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Flexible and great functionality for managing RSS feeds
  • User-friendly interface with toolbar integration
  • Long-term user satisfaction with overall performance
  • Dark Mode available from user contributions
Cons
  • Search functionality is currently broken and hasn't been fixed for years
  • Issues with feed organization and subscribing mechanisms
  • Problems with automatic deletion of read messages
  • Large SQLite database size that doesn't shrink after deleting items
Most mentioned
  • Search box not working
  • Issues with subscribing to feeds
  • Difficulty organizing bookmarks and feeds
  • Notifications not displaying article titles
  • Problems after moving Firefox profile to a different location
Recent reviews
How i can make folder for rss feeds?
by Andrii, 2024-09-09
This was good once but since one of the FFs in the late 110s it just doesn't run. It's possible to tell it's there - options menus exist, some websites show the subscribe icon, but there's no obvious way to open the reader itself and it may have lost the feed list. Update: see the response below, this is due to FF UX jank. Click on the "puzzle piece" extensions button, sight the list of extensions, right click on Brief, pick "Pin to toolbar" from the dropdown.
by Firefox user 18569313, 2024-08-26
by igorlogius, 2024-08-10
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Brief is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Brief if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Brief is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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