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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 JSON file
Download RSS file -> Set JSON file -> Convert Convert RSS feed to JSON
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 JSON file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert RSS feed to JSON.
See JSON file
Convert RSS feed to JSON in command line
Save “RSS feed to JSON” session, then you can:
- Convert RSS feed to JSON in Windows command line.
- Convert RSS feed to JSON in Linux command line.
- Convert RSS feed to JSON in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting RSS feed to JSON
You can schedule and automate this “RSS to JSON” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “RSS to JSON” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “RSS to JSON” conversion.
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RSS → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in RSS | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> or a child element | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | <title>text</title> | "text" (string) |
| Long text | <description>text</description>, usually wrapped in CDATA | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate> (RFC 822) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | an enclosure URL, never inline bytes | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | not part of the feed vocabulary | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | not part of the feed vocabulary | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Both RSS and JSON are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in RSS | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | XML quoting; content is usually escaped in CDATA | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| dates | RFC 822 text, for example Mon, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| binary | Via enclosure URLs, not inline | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | XML elements | Braces and commas |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | None | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Channel plus repeated <item> elements | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | A feed is a window on recent items, not a full data set | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
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