Fraidycat
Fraidycat follows people across the platforms they use, with versions listed as a desktop app or Firefox and Chrome extension.
About Fraidycat
Fraidycat is a desktop app or browser extension for Firefox or Chrome that collects updates from people you follow across different platforms, such as Twitter, blogs, YouTube, and public TiddlyWiki pages. Instead of a conventional news feed, its main page shows a list of recently active follows, each with a short two-line summary that can be expanded to show recent titles or excerpts.
Follows can be grouped by tag and assigned an importance level from real-time to yearly, which sets how often Fraidycat checks each one. Less frequently checked follows move off the main page so they can be reviewed periodically. Follows sync between computers when you are logged in to your browser.
Key features
- Follows people across platforms such as Twitter, blogs, YouTube, and public TiddlyWiki pages
- Main page lists recently active follows instead of a single news feed
- Two-line summary for each follow, expandable to recent titles or excerpts
- Syncs follows between computers when logged in to the browser
- Tags group follows, selectable through a tabbed bar on the main page
- Importance levels from real-time to yearly set how often each follow is checked
Best for: People who follow many creators across several platforms and want them in one place, organized by tag and checked at chosen intervals.
Good for
- Main page avoids a large inbox of posts by showing a compact list of recently active follows
- Tags and importance levels help organize follows and control how often they are checked
Watch out for
- Syncing between computers requires being logged in to the browser
Fraidycat at a glance
- Website
- fraidyc.at
- Category
- Productivity › RSS Readers
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Browser extension, Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Fraidycat FAQ
How often does Fraidycat check each follow?
It depends on the importance set for each follow: real-time, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Follows set to less than real-time move off the main page so you can review them periodically.
How are follows kept the same across computers?
If you are logged in to your browser, Fraidycat syncs your follows between your different computers.
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