I’m excited to invite you to help test CMRSS, a clean, fast, and modern RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

If you’ve been looking for a straightforward way to keep up with your favorite websites, blogs, and YouTube channels — all in one place, without the noise — CMRSS might be exactly what you want. And right now, you can get early access and help shape where it goes next.

What is CMRSS?

CMRSS is a native RSS reader built to be simple and pleasant to use every day. Add your feeds, organize them into folders, and read everything in a tidy, distraction-free interface. It syncs across your devices via iCloud, so your feeds and read articles stay in sync whether you’re on your Mac in the morning or your iPhone on the go.

A few things I think you’ll like:

• Organize feeds into folders and reorder them however you like, including a quick “Sort Alphabetically” option.
• Unread counts at a glance, with the ability to mark everything (or a whole folder) as read in one tap.
• Flexible notifications — choose a summary when new articles arrive, or per-article alerts for the feeds you care about most.
• Choose your reading order with a Newest- or Oldest-first sort direction.
• Open articles in tabs and read in a built-in browser view, so you never lose your place.
• Works great with all kinds of feeds, including standard RSS, Atom, and YouTube channel feeds.

Why beta test?

This is where you come in. The beta is about finding the rough edges before launch — the feeds that don’t parse quite right, the workflow that could be smoother, the feature that’s almost there. Your real-world usage with your real feeds is the most valuable thing I can get right now.

How to join

The beta runs through TestFlight, Apple’s official beta testing system. Tap the link for your platform below, install TestFlight if you don’t already have it, and you’ll be up and running in a couple of minutes:

• macOS: https://testflight.apple.com/join/eQ8pMs91
• iPhone and iPad: https://testflight.apple.com/join/eQ8pMs91

What I’d love feedback on

Anything and everything, but a few questions to get you started:

• Did all of your feeds import and refresh correctly? If a feed looked wrong (missing articles, odd dates, strange titles), please send me the feed URL.
• Is anything confusing or harder than it should be?
• What’s missing that would make CMRSS a daily driver for you?
• Did you run into any crashes or glitches?

You can send feedback directly through TestFlight (just take a screenshot and add a note), or email me at support@charliemonroe.net – but ideally use the in-app support dialog. On macOS and iPadOS you can find it via the Help menu in the menu bar, on iOS and iPadOS using the menu button in the toolbar above the feed list. Every report genuinely helps.

Thank you.

Building an app like this is a labor of love, and getting it into the hands of real readers is the best part. Thank you for taking the time to try CMRSS and tell me what you think — I can’t wait to hear from you.

Happy reading,
Charlie