
telefeedbot - web/rss reader
A universal web/RSS reader: submit a link to a website, forum, VK public page, Twitter or Instagram profile, and get updates delivered to Telegram, with paginated news so the feed does not get cluttered. Free, plus companion bots and channels.
Key features
- Websites, forums, VK, Twitter and Instagram as sources, not just RSS
- Paginated feed to avoid clutter
- Part of a small suite of related bots/channels
telefeedbot - web/rss reader
telefeedbot's own tagline in its bio is direct: "Read RSS feeds and social networks right in Telegram." What sets it apart is breadth beyond standard RSS — it explicitly accepts links to websites, forums, VK public pages, Twitter and Instagram profiles, treating all of them as sources to monitor, which is unusually wide for this category, especially the VK support given how common VK-based news sources are for a Russian-speaking audience.
Its bio also references a sibling bot (@BlogFatherBot) and example channels (@memefeed and others), which is a useful signal: this looks like part of an actively maintained small suite of tools rather than a single orphaned script, and gives you somewhere to see the output format before committing your own sources to it.
News is presented with pagination specifically so a busy feed does not turn into unreadable clutter, a detail worth calling out since "too many unread notifications" is the main way feed-reader bots fail in practice. It suits anyone who wants one place for a genuinely mixed diet of sources — a blog's RSS, a forum thread, and a couple of social profiles — without spreading that across separate tools.
How to start
- Open @telefeedbot and send /start
- Submit a link to a site, forum, VK public, Twitter or Instagram profile
- Browse paginated updates as new posts appear
Commands
/startStart adding sources to followPricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Very broad source support, including VK
- Pagination keeps the feed readable
- Breadth of sources may mean less depth per source than a dedicated RSS-only tool
- Exact update frequency per source type not detailed
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 8 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 7 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 7 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 7 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 7 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 73.0 |
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Can it follow a VK public page?
Yes, its own bio explicitly lists VK public pages as a supported source alongside RSS, forums, Twitter and Instagram.
Is it free?
No paid tier is mentioned in the bio; it appears to be free to use.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
- Works in Russia without VPN