Getting Started
Step-by-step guide to mastering FeedPidgin
Create your account
Sign up with your email. Use your invite code if you're in the alpha. Verify your email to activate the account.
Tip: After signup you'll land on your empty inbox. The sidebar shows your sources on the left.
Add your first sources
Press Cmd+J (or the + button in the sidebar) to open the Discovery menu. Paste any URL — blog, YouTube channel, GitHub repo, or plain RSS feed. FeedPidgin will find and subscribe to the feed automatically.
Tip: You can import an OPML file from Feedly or other readers via Settings → Data.
Connect an AI provider
Go to Settings → AI Settings. Add your Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic API key. Select a model. Free-tier keys from Google AI Studio work perfectly for most users.
How to get a free Gemini key →Customise your layout
Switch between Split, Full, Drawer, and Top-Bottom view modes from the toolbar. Change list style (List, Compact, Wide, Grid, Masonry) from the layout picker. Appearance settings control fonts, palettes, and sidebar style.
Use keyboard shortcuts
Cmd+K opens the global search across all articles. Cmd+J opens the feed discovery dialog. Arrow keys navigate between articles. Escape closes the reader.
Tip: Press ? in the inbox to see all keyboard shortcuts.
Set up AI features
Click the Sparkles button on any article to get an instant AI summary. Or press the Briefing button to get a narrative summary of your entire feed category. Enable Auto Full Content in AI Settings to scrape full articles automatically.
Automate with Webhooks
Go to Settings → Integrations to add webhook endpoints. FeedPidgin will POST new articles to your URL as they arrive — useful for building custom pipelines or Slack bots.