Important Update: FiveFilters.org and Mochi.is
We’re re-organising things around here. FiveFilters.org will be returning to its roots, focusing on media activism. Meanwhile, our software tools will move to Mochi.is, operated by our new company.
RSS feed to Google Sheets
How to automatically add new feed items to Google Sheets using Feed Control. In this post we provide a step-by-step guide.
Feed templates, Google News support, and more
Our Feed Control service now features new RSS templates, support for Google News, and several other enhancements designed to make managing your feeds easier.
Feed templates and AI-voiced podcasts
Feed Control will soon let you to choose a feed template when generating RSS feeds from your content. And podcast creation will be supported too.
Curated Feeds in Feed Control
In Feed Control you can now enable “curation mode” on your feeds. The feed will be monitored as before, but you will now have to pick the items that should be included in the feed output.
Testing old code for PHP 8 compatibility
This post will show you how to use PHP Compatibility to test your code for compatibility with newer versions of PHP. You can use it to test an entire folder or a specific file.
Glenn Greenwald on Wikipedia bias
Glenn Greenwald’s System Update episode on Wikipedia’s establishment bias is worth watching. Greenwald also discusses how Wikipedia’s “reliable sources” policy plays a part in this.
Summate.it: quickly summarize web articles with GPT
Our newest tool, Summate.it, gives you an overview of an article’s key points. With just one click, you get an immediate summary of the article you’re interested in, letting you quickly decide if it’s worthwhile reading the full article.
New Push to Kindle iOS app
We’ve launched a new version of our Push to Kindle iOS app on the Apple App Store. Push to Kindle converts web articles into e-books, and delivers them to your Kindle account for a better reading experience.
PHP 8.1 and 8.2 updates for Full-Text RSS and Feed Creator
New versions of Feed Creator and Full-Text RSS are now available for self hosting. They fix issues with PHP 8.1 and 8.2.