"Reeder" means two different apps today, so the export path depends on which one you have and how it's set up. About 5 minutes once you're on the right screen — you'll need your Reeder setup and your tribb login.

Reeder Classic (the older, one-time-purchase app) can hold local feeds and sync through a third-party service like Feedbin, Feedly, or Inoreader. The current Reeder (2024, subscription-based) dropped third-party sync entirely and only syncs through iCloud. Both can export OPML, but from different places — find your case below before you start.

Steps

  1. Check which Reeder you have. Open the app and look at Settings. If you see an account list with services like Feedbin, Feedly, or Inoreader, you're on Reeder Classic. If Settings only mentions iCloud, you're on the current Reeder.

  2. If you're on Reeder Classic: open Settings, then your account. Tap Settings, tap the account whose feeds you want (your local/iCloud feeds, or a synced service account), then tap Export as OPML…. Save the file somewhere you can find it — iCloud Drive or Files works well if you're moving between devices.

    Gotcha: If your Reeder Classic feeds sync through Feedly or Inoreader, that service's own OPML export is usually more current and complete than Reeder's copy of it — see the Feedly guide or Inoreader guide instead. Export from Reeder Classic only for feeds that live locally or in iCloud, not mirrored from another service.

  3. If you're on the current Reeder (2024): open Settings → Your Data. Tap Export as OPML. Only RSS/JSON-compatible feeds are included — feeds behind a required login, or "home timeline" style sources, are always left out of the file.

  4. Open Import in tribb. Sign in to tribb and go to the Import page at /import. You'll see a drop zone that reads "drop an .opml file."

  5. Upload the file you exported. Drag the .opml file onto the drop zone, or click it to choose the file from your computer. tribb parses the file, recreates your folders from its structure, and skips any feed you're already subscribed to. When it finishes, you'll see how many feeds were in the file, how many were newly subscribed, and how many you already had.

  6. Open the reader and pick up where you left off. Follow the link to the reader. Your imported feeds are there and start filling with items over the next poll cycle. From the reader you can open an item to read it, save it for later, dismiss it once you're done, or downrank a source to see less like it.

You're done. Every feed made the trip, and tribb takes it from here — welcome aboard.

Coming from the sync service behind your Reeder account instead? See the Feedly guide, the Inoreader guide, or the general OPML import guide for any other reader.

FAQ

Which Reeder do I have?

If your app was a one-time purchase and its Settings shows a list of accounts (iCloud, Local, or a third-party service like Feedbin, Feedly, or Inoreader), that's Reeder Classic. If it's a subscription ($1/month or similar) and Settings only mentions iCloud syncing, that's the current Reeder, rebuilt in 2024. The two apps don't share settings or an export screen, so knowing which one you have decides where to look.

My Reeder syncs with Feedly or Inoreader — where do I actually export from?

From that service directly, not from Reeder. Reeder Classic reads and syncs your subscriptions from the connected service, but the service itself is the source of truth and its own OPML export is more likely to be complete and current. Use the Feedly guide or Inoreader guide and skip the Reeder export screen for those feeds.

Does the current Reeder (2024) support Feedly, Inoreader, or Feedbin sync?

No. The 2024 rebuild only syncs through iCloud; third-party sync services aren't supported and Reeder's own help documentation says integrating them isn't currently planned, because the app tracks read state by scroll position rather than the read/unread flags those services expect. If you were relying on one of those services with the current Reeder, export straight from the service instead.

Does my read/unread state carry over?

No. An OPML file lists your feeds and folders, but it carries no per-item read/unread history — that's a limit of the format, not of tribb. Every source you followed comes across; you start with a clean, unread queue rather than a reconstructed one.

What happens to my folders?

Folders come across when they're part of the OPML file. tribb reads the folders in your export and recreates them, filing each feed under its folder. Deeply nested subfolders are flattened to a single level — each feed lands under its closest folder name. Reeder Classic's own tags or "Read Later" saves aren't part of an OPML export, so they don't transfer; organize saved reading in tribb once you're in.

Is tribb free to use?

You import feeds, read, and triage with a standard tribb account — no separate reader subscription to switch on. tribb is BYOK (bring your own key) for its AI features: the point-of-need summarizing and questioning runs on an AI key you supply, so those costs stay yours and your reading never becomes anyone's training data. Importing and reading don't require a key.

What if some feeds are missing after import?

tribb skips feeds you're already subscribed to and drops any entry that isn't a valid public feed URL, so the "already had" and "feeds in file" counts explain most gaps. Reeder's own export also excludes feeds that require a login or can't be converted to RSS/JSON, so check there first if a specific feed didn't make it, then re-export and import again.