Tidyread
Tidyread is a local-first, AI-powered tool designed to make the process of absorbing information more manageable and efficiently structured. It operates primari...
Last verified:
What is Tidyread?
Tidyread is an AI-powered information digest tool that automatically curates and summarizes content from RSS feeds into customizable digests delivered at specified times. It leverages artificial intelligence to filter, summarize, and translate interesting sources, helping users efficiently consume content in the era of information overload. The tool creates organized, concise digests from RSS feeds that users subscribe to, transforming fragmented reading time into focused reading sessions.
Key features include Info Digest, which uses customizable AI prompts to summarize and translate RSS content into clean digests; Recipe, allowing users to create multiple customizable digests with custom RSS feeds, unique summary prompts, and scheduled push times; and AI-Empowered Filter, which uses keywords and AI prompts to remove uninteresting content. Users can pause or start recipes anytime, toggle irrelevant information streams, and enable AI features granularly for specific sources.
Tidyread is designed for RSS users, professionals, researchers, students, and anyone struggling with information overload who wants to streamline their information consumption. It's particularly useful for crypto researchers, finance students, IT professionals, and hobbyists who follow multiple feeds and want to grasp key points quickly. The tool integrates with Raycast as an extension and offers browser integration for automatic RSS feed gathering.
Tidyread pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Tidyread offers a freemium pricing model with monthly billing. Free Plan: $0/month with 2 million tokens (500,000 tokens gifted upon registration), unlimited RSS subscriptions, unlimited Recipe Creation, unlimited Digest Creation, unlimited Filter, Efficient Reading Mode, Full-Text Scraping at 20 times/min, Pause at any level, and OPML Import. Silver Package: $9.99/month with 15 million tokens, including everything from Free plus AI Summary & Translation, AI Filtering, Customizable Summary Prompts, Digest Email Push, Full-Text Scraping at higher rate limit, and Granular Usage Control. Gold Package: $18.99/month with 32 million tokens, including everything from Silver Package. Diamond Package: $89.99/month with 170 million tokens, including everything from Gold Package plus no limits and one-on-one customized services. Even without AI tokens, users can continue using Tidyread's non-AI features like content aggregation, categorization through Recipes, and original text extraction.
Tidyread pros
- AI-powered summarization saves significant reading time
- Customizable AI prompts for tailored summaries
- Multiple Recipe creation for different content categories
- Scheduled digest delivery at user-specified times
- AI filtering removes uninteresting content automatically
- Keyword-based filters for targeted content selection
- Granular pause capabilities for recipes and feeds
- Clean, user-friendly reading interface
- Supports RSS feeds and Twitter integration
- AI translation for multilingual content
- Full-text scraping extracts main content efficiently
- OPML import for easy subscription migration
- Efficient reading mode with full-screen support
- Multi-view switching for better navigation
- Unlimited RSS subscriptions on free plan
- Unlimited Recipe and Digest creation
- Original text extraction reduces switching time
- Granular usage control and monitoring
- No advertisements to affect reading experience
- Local-first approach for better durability
Tidyread cons
- Primarily available as Raycast extension, limited web app
- Token consumption can be rapid with heavy usage
- Cannot use your own LLM provider currently
- Article summary limits on certain plans
- No dedicated desktop client released yet
- Twitter subscription request not fully implemented
- Output tokens multiplied by price ratio complicates billing
- AI features require token replenishment after depletion
- Limited to active subscription-based information acquisition
- No third-party API support yet
Frequently asked questions about Tidyread
What is Tidyread and what does it do?
Tidyread is an AI-powered tool that automatically curates and summarizes information from your RSS feeds into customizable digests delivered at specified times. It uses AI to filter, summarize, and translate interesting sources, creating organized, concise digests that help users efficiently consume content during the era of information overload. The tool focuses on creating a routine and sense of order for reading by pushing digests at your specified time instead of letting you wander in fragmented time.
Can I use Tidyread for free?
Yes, Tidyread offers a free plan. Upon registration, your account is gifted with 500,000 to 2 million tokens depending on the source, which are used to access AI functionalities. The free plan includes unlimited RSS subscriptions, unlimited Recipe Creation, unlimited Digest Creation, unlimited Filter, Efficient Reading Mode, Full-Text Scraping at 20 times/min, Pause at any level, and OPML Import. Once tokens are depleted, you can continue using Tidyread without AI features, still benefiting from content aggregation, categorization through Recipes, and original text extraction.
What are Recipes in Tidyread?
Recipes are customizable digests where users can add specific RSS feeds, set unique summary prompts, and schedule times for delivery. Multiple Recipes can be created, each with custom RSS feeds, unique summary Prompts, and push times. Users can toggle these Recipes, offering the capacity to pause any irrelevant information streams during periods when they wish to narrow their focus. Different types of information can have customized summary prompts to provide more fitting summaries.
How does the AI-Empowered Filter work?
The AI-Empowered Filter works by filtering titles and content through keywords and AI prompts to remove content you are not interested in. It makes use of keywords and AI prompts to filter titles and content, thereby eliminating uninteresting information and producing more targeted and relevant results. This helps users focus on what they really need and improves efficiency by removing noise and clutter from their RSS feeds.
Why are tokens consumed so quickly?
Token consumption depends on the specific AI provider used, as Tidyread uses different models based on context and priority. The number of output tokens is multiplied by the price ratio of output tokens to input tokens, simplifying billing into a unified method. High consumption can occur from summarizing large amounts of content, using AI translation, running multiple recipes with AI features enabled, or not utilizing Dynamic Prompt features that summarize only part of original content. Users can limit total Token usage per day and choose different Prompts based on content length to reduce consumption.
How does Tidyread protect my personal data?
Tidyread employs advanced security measures to protect personal data. The tool is local-first, meaning data is stored locally on the user's device rather than on external servers. Tidyread does not accept advertisements, which would affect reading experience and potentially compromise data. The company focuses on providing highly customizable, high-quality information digests while minimizing usage barriers and maintaining user data privacy and control.
What sources can I subscribe to in Tidyread?
Tidyread primarily supports RSS feeds that users subscribe to. Users can manually add RSS sources using the Manage Sources command, taking RSS Link and Title as required fields. The tool also offers integration with browsers for automatic RSS feed gathering. Users have requested Twitter subscription support, and while it's mentioned as a feature possibility, full Twitter integration may not be completely implemented yet. OPML import is supported for easy migration of existing RSS subscriptions.
How do I set up Tidyread and generate digests?
To set up Tidyread, install Raycast first if not already installed, then install the Tidyread extension from the Raycast store. Use the 'Manage Sources' command to add RSS feeds, either manually or through the onboarding guide that selects areas of interest. Configure AI settings in Settings > Extensions > Tidyread to choose your AI provider (Raycast AI, OpenAI, or MoonshotAI). Use the 'Daily Read' command to view today's readings and generate digests, or set up 'Auto Digest' for automatic daily generation. View generated digests through the 'Digest List' command or at specified push times.
Can I pause Tidyread or specific recipes?
Yes, Tidyread offers granular pause capabilities. You can pause all of Tidyread entirely, pause a specific Recipe, or pause a specific Feed. This allows you to enable and disable pushes at any time, even down to the granular level of Recipe or Feed, saying goodbye to information anxiety. If you only want to read one type of information during a certain period, you can pause unrelated recipes to reduce stress and focus on relevant content.
What AI providers does Tidyread support?
Tidyread supports multiple AI providers that users can configure in Settings > Extensions > Tidyread. The available options include Raycast AI, OpenAI, and MoonshotAI. The tool uses different models based on context and priority, and token consumption depends on the specific provider chosen. Users can enable AI features in a granular way for certain sources or for content meeting specific conditions through the Filter feature.