Stop jumping between dozens of apps and tabs. Tessera is the all-in-one RSS feed reader that brings the news, videos, and podcasts you care about into one beautifully designed, clutter-free space.
Whether you are a casual reader or a power user managing hundreds of feeds, Tessera is built to give you total control over your digital timeline.
READ WITHOUT LIMITS (FULL TEXT)
Say goodbye to cut-off articles. Tessera’s powerful reader extracts the full text, complete with high-quality images, GIFs, videos, and native embeds from Reddit and X (Twitter). Customize layouts and fonts to create your perfect reading experience.
AI SUMMARIES & TRANSLATIONS
Short on time? Let our built-in AI instantly generate crisp summaries of long reads. Following foreign news? Translate entire articles into your native language with a single tap.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS & ADVANCED FILTERS
Never miss a crucial update, but say no to notification spam. Set custom alerts for your favorite sources, and use advanced keyword filters to receive notifications only when an article’s title mentions the topics you actually care about.
BEAUTIFUL HOME SCREEN WIDGETS
Bring your timeline directly to your home screen! Add highly customizable widgets to instantly check the latest headlines, weather updates, and sports scores without even opening the app.
SAVE, TAG & TAKE NOTES (OFFLINE MODE)
No internet? Keep reading. Download your favorite articles with a single tap. Turn Tessera into your personal knowledge base by adding custom tags to categorize content, and write private notes on articles to remember your key takeaways.
ADD ANY SOURCE, LITERALLY
If it’s on the web, you can follow it on Tessera. Build an unlimited feed using traditional news sites, blogs, YouTube channels, subreddits, Tumblr, X accounts, and podcasts.
LISTEN WHILE YOU READ
Maximize your time with our built-in Podcast Microplayer. Start an episode and let it play in the background while you continue scrolling through your timeline.
ORGANIZE, IMPORT & DISCOVER
• Collections: Group your feeds into custom folders. Share your curated lists publicly or discover new sources through the community.
• OPML Support: Easily import your existing RSS feeds via .opml file, or export your data anytime. You own your feeds.
SOCIAL & INTERACTIVE
News is better with a community. React to articles with custom emojis, vote, and drop comments to start discussions with other readers.
SEAMLESS SYNC (WEB & MOBILE)
Create a free account to instantly sync your sources, saved offline articles, and reading progress across your mobile app and web browser.
Audio demonstration
View on Google Play StoreFree or paid:
- Free with in-app purchase
Accessibility and User Comments:
This app is generally accessible without unlabeled buttons. Tessera RSS News Reader from “Archbox” is a new app that debuted in March 2026 as a different kind of RSS Reader because unlike traditional RSS Readers, it does not only support news feeds, but in addition to that, it supports videos, podcasts, etc. LAYOUT The top portion of the app has some buttons from the top-left going to the top-right in the way of: “Open Sources and Filters,” “Tessera Home,” an edit field is next where it says: “Search sites and articles” to the right of that are: “Sign-in” and the last button on the top-right is a button that toggles between “Light” and “Dark” themes. If you’re a swiper, it’s advised that you don’t swipe while your focus is on the “Theme Switcher,” as doing so will take you clear to the bottom of the page where the tabs are and you’d be landed on the “Home Tab.” So, you want to use Explore by touch” where the first button you’d encounter is the “Create Your Feed” that sits directly below the “Search sites and articles.” From here, you can swipe if you want to and you won’t be taken to the bottom of the phone upon your first swipe. Below that “Create your Feed” would be another search area where you could search by website or RSS feed. Below this is the “News” category. There are several categories that can be reached by swiping with 2 fingers. In other words, treat these like switching from one Homescreen to another Homescreen and there are several of the categories. To the right of each item in a category, is a “Follow” button, which when tapped on, adds that site to your list of sites that you’re following. At the very bottom part of the phone are 3 tabs and a “menu” button on the bottom-right corner. These tabs, starting from the bottom-left and going right are: “Home,” “Sources” and “Saved” with the “Menu” button at the right edge. The “Menu” contains the “Settings” alongside other items. The app has 3 teers: “Free,” “Silver” and “Gold.” The one thing that all the teers have in common, is that they all have the same full text and the “Free” teer does not have any ads. The “Silver” on the other hand has a one-time payment of $3.49 and the “Gold” would set you back as a one-time payment of $9.99. The “Gold” has TTS read-out capabilities while the other two do not.
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