Organize your feeds and the articles you keep
Folders are for sources, and tags are for articles. Put feeds in folders to read one topic at a time, tag the articles you want to come back to, and let rules and suggested tags do part of the organizing for you.
Create a free account- FreeFolders and tags are free.
- ProPro adds magic sorting, suggested tags and an unread duration per folder.
Use folders for sources and tags for articles
Folders group the feeds you follow by topic, so you can read one subject at a time. Tags mark the articles you want to keep, from any feed.
Folders for sources
Group feeds by topic and read one topic at a time. A feed can be in several folders, and on Pro you can set a folder to keep only today's or this week's unread articles.
Tags for articles
Tag an article with a keyboard shortcut and find it under Saved, next to your read-later list. The Manage tags page lets you rename, pin and delete tags, and search looks inside a tag together with the words and operators you add.
Smart sorting
Sort a folder newest first, oldest first or, on Pro, with magic sorting, which puts the articles that did best with Inoreader readers at the top and, by default, favors the feeds you read most. Suggested tags and rules can tag new articles for you.
Sources for widgets, digests and feeds
A folder or a tag can be the source of a dashboard widget on every plan, of an email digest on Team plans or with the add-on, and of an output feed for your website on Pro. A Team admin can turn a folder into a shared Team folder.
Get organized
- Create a folder from the icon next to the Feeds heading in the sidebar, name it and add at least one feed, then drag more feeds into it. A feed can go into more than one folder.
- Create tags as you read. Click Add tags under an article, or press T, and type the tag.
- To let rules tag for you, create a rule on a folder with a keyword condition and an Assign tag action.
- Manage your tags on the Manage tags page and pin the ones you use to the sidebar. Set a folder's unread duration in Folder properties, and its sorting under Sorting in the More menu of the folder's header.
Use cases
Keeping one beat per folder
Keep your industry, competitors, customers and regulators in separate folders, and read each one when you have time for it.
A research archive
Tag articles by project and by theme so you can search inside a tag later, or go through all of them under All tagged articles. You can also publish a tag as a feed that your team's wiki displays.
A clean news folder
Put dozens of news feeds in one folder, set its unread duration to one day and turn on magic sorting. Your morning read then starts with what matters most.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a folder and a tag?
A folder holds feeds, and a tag holds articles. When you open a folder, you read every article from the feeds in it. A tag holds the articles you chose to keep, from any feed. A feed can be in several folders, and an article can have several tags.
How do I tag an article?
Click Add tags under the article or press T, then type an existing tag or a new one. With Pro, suggested tags offer tags based on the article's text and your existing tags, and a rule can tag new articles by keyword as they arrive.
Where do tagged articles go?
They appear under Saved in the sidebar, next to your read-later list, your annotations and your saved web pages. The Manage tags page lists every tag with its article counts and lets you rename, pin and delete your tags. All tagged articles lists every tagged article in one view.
Can a folder show only recent articles?
Yes, on Pro. Set a folder's unread duration and the folder keeps only today's or this week's unread articles, so a news folder never piles up.
What is magic sorting?
It is a Pro sort order that puts the most popular and relevant articles of a folder first. It ranks them by how Inoreader readers engaged with them against each feed's own average, and by default it also gives extra weight to the feeds you read most. The popularity indicator is a separate setting on every plan, shown on articles that did better than their feed's average.
Can I share a folder or a tag?
Yes. On Pro, a folder or a tag can become an RSS or JSON output feed or an HTML clip, and with email digests, on Team plans or with the add-on, it can be the source of a digest. A Team admin can also turn a folder into a Team folder, so other people can read what you organize.
Related features
Rules
Automate what happens to every new article
Filters
Read only the articles you want
Dashboards
See what is new on a single screen
Help center
- What are folders?
- How do I create a folder?
- Can I move feeds between folders?
- Can one feed belong to multiple folders?
- Where can I see all articles from my feeds together?
- What is the difference between a folder and a tag?
- What are tags?
- How do I tag an article?
- Where can I find my tagged articles?
- Can I combine tags when searching?
- What sorting options are available?
- What is Magic sorting?
- Can I group articles visually?
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