# Reading Web Feeds (RSS, Atom) in Ruby - Pros and Cons of Web Feed Libraries

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**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-web-feeds-rss-atom-in-ruby-pros-and-cons-of-web-feed-libraries/143106 "2008-07-15T10:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gerald_b)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-web-feeds-rss-atom-in-ruby-pros-and-cons-of-web-feed-libraries/143106/1 "2008-07-15T10:16:15Z")

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Hello,

I’ve published a mini tutorial on how to read web feeds (RSS, Atom)  
using the standard Ruby library.

Full article @  
[http://rubybook.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/read-web-feeds-rss-atom](http://rubybook.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/read-web-feeds-rss-atom)

I’ve also included a list of alternative libraries to read web feeds  
in Ruby. The lists includes:

o Simple RSS  
o FeedTools  
o rFeedParser  
o Feed Normalizer

Any libraries missing? Comments for a follow-up article on the pros  
and cons of the different web feed libraries or anything else welcome.

Cheers.