YouTube RSS Feed

Adds an RSS feed button to YouTube channels next to the subscribe button

Author
Doodles
Daily installs
0
Total installs
2,212
Ratings
22 0 2
Version
20
Created
2014-05-27
Updated
2022-06-26
License
MIT
Applies to

Adds an RSS feed button to YouTube videos and channels. The RSS feed is for the uploads of the youtuber. Nothing else, just the uploads.

Version 17 tested and working on (all latest versions):

  • Firefox + TamperMonkey
  • Chrome + TamperMonkey

Change Log:

Version 20 - 26 June 2022
- Improve detection of channel ID.
- Slight code clean up.
Version 18 - 4 April 2018
- Fixed RSS button not updating correctly when navigating channels.
- Fixed wait problem.
- Fixed not working properly when navigating videos.
Version 17 - 1 Appril 2018
- Fixed not working. Broken since last youtube layout update.
Version 16 - 9 December 2016
- Fixed playlist RSS button not working
- Fixed not working in Firefox
Version 15 - 23 June 2015
- New method of dealing with YouTubes spf script
- Fixed middle-click not working properly on some browsers
Version 14 - 20 May 2015
- Button no longer opens a login dialog when logged out of YouTube/Google
Version 13 - 27 April 2015
- Button now appears on youtube.com/playlist?list= pages
Version 12 - 25 April 2015
- Now detects channel pages outside of the /user/ and /channel/ links
- Now adds the RSS link to the html head for video pages
Version 11 - 21 April 2015
- Now supports /channel/ links (YouTube channels without a username)
- Fixed RSS Button not appearing when changing tabs on a channel page
- Fixed RSS Button not appearing on video pages
- Improved functionality on video pages
- Improved aesthetics of the button
20 July 2014 (10)
- Nicer description
20 July 2014 (9)
- Added an icon
- Changed version numbering to just a single integer
10 June 2014 (1.7)
- Fixed Userscript Head - no functional changes at all
24 May 2014 (1.6)
- improved RSS feed link (just grab it from the RSS link tag in head)
- improved positioning of the button
- added button to video pages (youtube.com/watch) that opens the rss feed in another tab
- moved script from userscripts.org to greasyfork.org
14 May 2013 (1.5)
- fixed for 'new channel' again
- now has a more robust code, shouldn't break so easily
8 April, 2013 (ver 1.4)
- now works for both old and 'new' channel designs
5 April, 2013
- fix again (actually broke like a month ago, sorry)
- rss button is now on user page
30th Nov, 2012
- fixed script because youtube update broke it