Automate a daily email digest from any RSS feed
Set up a morning digest that turns new feed items into one clean email — no code, no inbox flooding.
Reading feeds in an app is great until you forget to open the app. A daily email digest solves that: one message, one time, everything that matters.
The simple version
- Create or collect the feeds you care about.
- Build a Fluxion or select the feeds.
- Create a daily automation that sends email.
- Pick a time and a template.
- Check the first send, then leave it alone.
Step by step in RSSFlux
1. Start with good feeds
A digest is only as good as its inputs. Prefer listing pages over homepages, and keep the number of sources modest. Ten curated sources beat fifty noisy ones.
If you are collecting several sources on one topic, combine them into a Fluxion — a single feed built from multiple links and feeds.
2. Create the automation
Open Automations and create an action:
- Trigger: daily
- Time: a time that fits your routine (for example, 07:00)
- Channel: email
- Recipient: your address
- Template: title and link per item, with the feed name
A minimal template:
{latest_item_title}
{items[0].link}
A digest template usually lists the newest few items:
New in {feed_name}:
{items[0].title} — {items[0].link}
{items[1].title} — {items[1].link}
{items[2].title} — {items[2].link}
Keep it short. The email is a menu, not the meal.
3. Test before you trust it
Use the test action if one is available, or set a one-shot trigger for a few minutes from now. Verify:
- The subject line makes sense.
- Links open the right articles.
- The time is correct for your timezone.
- Empty days do not produce broken emails.
4. Tune, don't pile on
After a week, ask two questions:
- Did I open it?
- Did I click anything?
If the answer is no, cut sources. A smaller digest that gets read is worth more than a complete one that gets archived.
Better digest design
One topic per digest. A "work" digest and a "personal" digest are easier to act on than a combined one.
Lead with the newest item. Feeds are ordered newest-first; keep that order in the email.
Use the subject line as a summary. For example: "3 new items in Regulatory Watch" is more useful than "Your RSSFlux digest".
Keep a weekly long-read list separate. Daily is for scanning; a weekly digest can include more depth.
Consider a plain-text look. Dense HTML digests are harder to scan on a phone.
What not to do
- Do not send one email per item. That is how people unsubscribe.
- Do not include full article text. Links are enough, and you avoid copyright problems.
- Do not use a digest as a backup archive. Keep the feed and a reader for that.
Alternatives to email
Email is the lowest-friction default, but the same feed can go to:
- Slack or Discord for a team.
- Telegram for mobile reading.
- A webhook for a custom workflow.
- A GitHub issue or Notion page through an integration.
Use whichever surface you actually check.
Getting started
The free plan includes three feeds and two scheduled actions — enough for one daily digest. If you outgrow it, Hobby and Developer add more feeds and faster refreshes.
Related: Turn a Google Alert, Reddit search, or YouTube channel into RSS and Slack + RSSFlux.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I get multiple feeds in one email?
- Yes. Combine sources into a Fluxion, or use a template that lists items from the feeds you select. One digest per topic usually works better than one giant email.
- Will the email send even when there are no new items?
- That depends on your automation template and schedule. If you only want mail when something is new, build the digest around new items rather than fixed empty sends.
- Can I choose the time of day?
- Yes. Daily automations run at the time you choose in your account timezone. Set it for the start of your workday so the digest is waiting for you.