Free AI news app with nothing to install: a pinned tab and a feed
Three setups for developers: pin claudegpt.si in the browser, add a phone shortcut, or follow its full-text feed in a reader.
By ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom, Editorial team
3 min read
The free AI news app most developers already have installed is their browser: open claudegpt.si, pin the tab, and you have sourced AI coverage with no download, no account and no subscription. If you prefer a dedicated app, the site's RSS feed drops into any free feed reader, and this guide walks through both setups.
Why skip a separate app? Every extra app wants notifications, a login and a slot on your home screen. A site you read in a pinned tab costs nothing to keep around and is easy to drop if it stops being useful.
What ClaudeGPT Si gives you
ClaudeGPT Si is an independent AI publication. It reports model releases, product launches, policy and the companies behind them, and covers AI tools and apps with what changed and what they cost. There are also guides, reviews and a research section that explains papers and benchmarks.
For a developer, three details matter more than the topic list:
- Dates on everything. Each article shows when it was published and when it was last updated, so you can tell whether a pricing or API note is still current.
- Sources at the bottom. Stories list the announcements, docs and papers they rely on, so you can jump to the primary source.
- Markdown copies. The site's llms.txt says every article is available as plain Markdown by adding
.mdto its URL, which is handy for pasting into notes or an AI assistant.
Reading is free, and there is no paid tier to sign up for.
Setup 1: the pinned tab (desktop, two clicks)
- Open claudegpt.si in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.
- Right-click the tab and choose Pin.
- Optional: bookmark the sections you care about, such as Models for releases and AI Tools for new developer tools.
The pinned tab stays small at the left of your tab bar and reopens with the browser.
Setup 2: a home screen icon (phone)
ClaudeGPT Si is not in the App Store or Google Play, and its web manifest opens it as a regular browser page rather than an installable app. A shortcut still gets you one-tap access:
- iPhone or iPad: open the site in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android: open it in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu, then Add to Home screen.
Setup 3: an RSS reader app
If you want unread counts and everything in one list, add https://claudegpt.si/feed.xml to a reader. Each feed item includes the full article text. Three readers, described from their own pages:
| Reader | Platforms | Note |
|---|---|---|
| NetNewsWire | Mac, iPhone, iPad | Free and open source, OPML import and export |
| Feedly | Web, iOS, Android | Free to start, also follows newsletters |
| Inoreader | Web | Free RSS tools, including a feed finder |
NetNewsWire is the cleanest choice on Apple hardware. Feedly fits if you already keep other sources there. Inoreader's feed finder helps when a site hides its feed link.
Which setup should you use?
- You live in the browser all day: the pinned tab.
- You read on your phone between meetings: the home screen icon.
- You follow ten or more sites: the RSS reader, with claudegpt.si as one feed among them.
There is no email newsletter, so the feed is the way to get every new story without visiting the site.
When a different free app makes more sense
If you want general tech and world headlines rather than AI coverage, a broad aggregator such as Google News, which follows topics and sources across many publishers, is the better fit. For AI news you can check against its sources, a pinned claudegpt.si tab is the quickest free setup there is.