The Kill the Newsletter Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Kill the Newsletter in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Kill the Newsletter
The Insider’s Guide
Turns email newsletters into Atom feeds for your feed reader
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among read-later and bookmark apps, read from Kill the Newsletter’s own pages.
Made by Leandro Facchinetti · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Kill the Newsletter’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Kill the Newsletter’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 46 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade
Kill the Newsletter gives you an email address and a matching Atom feed. Newsletters sent to that address show up as entries in the feed, so you can read them in an RSS reader instead of your inbox. It is free, and the source is on GitHub.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Kill the Newsletter, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You fill in a form on the home page and paste the feed address into a reader, with nothing to install.
- 1
Best for newsletters in a feed reader instead of your inbox
Entries older than a month are deleted, a few newsletters can't be confirmed this way, and some publishers block its addresses.
- 2
It is free
Kill the Newsletter has no paid plan at all. Everything: creating a feed costs nothing. The site links Patreon, PayPal and GitHub Sponsors for donations.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
Email address plus feed
Each feed comes with its own email address; mail sent there becomes an entry in the Atom feed.
- 5
Confirmation emails arrive as entries
Subscription confirmation messages are converted too, so you follow the confirmation link from your reader.
- 6
No tracking
The site says it does not track users.
- 7
A 3.0 GPA, above 46 of 66
That is against the other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
Kill the Newsletter is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
Kill the Newsletter at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Leandro Facchinetti
- Category
- Read Later & Bookmarks
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for newsletters in a feed reader instead of your inbox
Kill the Newsletter turns an email newsletter into an Atom feed: you get an email address and a feed address, and the newsletter shows up in your feed reader. It is free. Entries older than a month are deleted, a few newsletters can't be confirmed this way, and some publishers block its addresses.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Free to use, with no paid plan; the site links to donations. Against the reading category's $4 a month middle, nothing is charged. |
| Free plan and trial | A | Creating as many feeds as you want costs nothing. |
| Features | C | It does one job fully: an email address plus a feed, with confirmation emails arriving as entries and no tracking. It is a smaller job than a reader, and it can't reply to a publisher's confirmation request. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record. You fill in a form on the home page and paste the feed address into a reader, with nothing to install. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, with no apps, and it relies on you having a feed reader. No integrations are listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Kill the Newsletter is for
- Fits if you already use a feed reader and want newsletters out of your inbox
- Works for someone who wants no tracking on the newsletters they follow
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you do not have a feed reader
- Not for you if you need old issues: entries older than one month are deleted, sooner if a feed is large
- Watch out: a few newsletters cannot be subscribed to this way, and some publishers block its addresses
- Watch out: the feed address identifies your subscription, so the site says not to share it
Good to know
Good for
- People who already use a feed reader and want newsletters there
- Keeping newsletter subscriptions out of a personal inbox
Worth knowing
- Entries older than one month are deleted, and older entries may be removed sooner to keep a feed under a size limit.
- It cannot reply to a publisher's confirmation request, so a few newsletters cannot be subscribed to this way.
- Some publishers block its addresses.
- The feed address identifies your subscription, so the site says not to share it.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Free
No paid plan at all
Kill the Newsletter is free to use.
Free to use, with no paid plan; the site links to donations.
Free
$0
Create as many feed addresses as you need with the form on the home page.
The free plan
Everything: creating a feed costs nothing. The site links Patreon, PayPal and GitHub Sponsors for donations.
Read from kill-the-newsletter.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Turns email newsletters into Atom feeds for your feed reader. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, rSS reader.
It does one job fully: an email address plus a feed, with confirmation emails arriving as entries and no tracking.
- Email address plus feed
- Each feed comes with its own email address; mail sent there becomes an entry in the Atom feed.
- Confirmation emails arrive as entries
- Subscription confirmation messages are converted too, so you follow the confirmation link from your reader.
- No tracking
- The site says it does not track users.
- Feed settings in each entry
- Every entry ends with a link to manage the feed, including deleting it.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Kill the Newsletter is made by Leandro Facchinetti.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
46/66
Other read-later and bookmark apps it is graded above
Kill the Newsletter's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 46 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 47 of 66) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Kill the Newsletter has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 67 read-later and bookmark apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Kill the Newsletter’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 43 of 66
- AFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 66
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 66
- BEase of useAbove 32 of 66
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 66
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 60 read-later and bookmark apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Kill the Newsletter is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Kill the Newsletter is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 46 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade.
What you could make
- RSS reader: an app builder makes this well.
What this rests on. Kill the Newsletter’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Feedbin, Inoreader, Miniflux, FreshRSS and NewsBlur
The 5 tools Kill the Newsletter is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Feedbin
Free trial · from $7/mo
Paid RSS reader for feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube.
- Kill the Newsletter has a free plan. Feedbin does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Feedbin lists an iOS app.
- Only Feedbin lists a browser extension.
- 3.0GPA
Inoreader
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring.
- Only Inoreader lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Inoreader lists a browser extension.
- Kill the Newsletter is open source, according to its own site.
- 3.2GPA
Miniflux
Free plan · from $15/yr
Minimalist open-source feed reader, self-hosted or hosted.
- Miniflux is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
FreshRSS
Free
Free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator.
- FreshRSS is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.0GPA
NewsBlur
Free plan · from $36/yr
Open-source RSS reader with trainable story filters.
- Only NewsBlur lists iOS and Android apps.
- NewsBlur is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- NewsBlur also covers read later.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
11
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Kill the Newsletter free?
Yes. Kill the Newsletter is free to use.
How much does Kill the Newsletter cost?
Kill the Newsletter lists one plan. Free: $0.
What platforms does Kill the Newsletter work on?
Kill the Newsletter is available on Web.
Does Kill the Newsletter have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Kill the Newsletter is listed for Web.
Does Kill the Newsletter have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Kill the Newsletter is listed for Web.
Is Kill the Newsletter open source?
Yes. Kill the Newsletter is open source, according to its own site.
Who makes Kill the Newsletter?
Kill the Newsletter is made by Leandro Facchinetti.
What are the alternatives to Kill the Newsletter?
The closest alternatives to Kill the Newsletter in our directory are Feedbin, Inoreader, Miniflux, FreshRSS and NewsBlur.
How does Kill the Newsletter compare with other read-later and bookmark apps?
Kill the Newsletter's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 46 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 14.
Is Kill the Newsletter good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Kill the Newsletter A for value for money. Kill the Newsletter has no paid plan.
Could I make my own version of Kill the Newsletter?
Kill the Newsletter is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Kill the Newsletter’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kill the Newsletter's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Leandro Facchinetti. Prices change, so check kill-the-newsletter.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Kill the Newsletter, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/kill-the-newsletter
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Kill the Newsletter’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Kill the Newsletter is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Leandro Facchinetti. Prices and plans change: check kill-the-newsletter.com before you buy.