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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, macOS.
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Convert online RSS feed to TSV file
Download RSS file -> Set TSV file -> Convert Convert RSS feed to TSV
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Input the RSS feed URL, and download to XML file.
Open the saved XML file.
2. Config target TSV file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RSS feed to TSV.
See TSV file
Convert RSS feed to TSV in command line
Save “RSS feed to TSV” session, then you can:
- Convert RSS feed to TSV in Windows command line.
- Convert RSS feed to TSV in Linux command line.
- Convert RSS feed to TSV in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting RSS feed to TSV
You can schedule and automate this “RSS to TSV” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “RSS to TSV” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “RSS to TSV” conversion.
FAQ
More about Withdata DataFileConverter – RSS to TSV converter
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RSS → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | 1234 |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | <title>text</title> | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | not representable |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
Both RSS and TSV are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RSS | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | XML elements | Tab |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | None | None - every field is text |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | No formal limit |
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
