YouTube Subscriptions to OPML — RSS Converter

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OPML Subscription File Format
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Export your YouTube subscriptions from Google Takeout and convert them to OPML. Follow your channels in Feedly, Inoreader, or any RSS reader.

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Download Sample YouTube Takeout CSV

Example Google Takeout subscription export for testing

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How to Convert Your File

1

Open Google Takeout

Go to takeout.google.com and sign in with your Google account

2

Select YouTube data

Click Deselect all, then scroll to YouTube and YouTube Music. Check the box and click All YouTube data included, select only Subscriptions

3

Export and download

Click Next step, choose Export once, then Create export. Download the ZIP when ready. The subscriptions CSV is inside Takeout/YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.csv

4

Upload and Configure

Upload YouTube Subscriptions (Google Takeout) CSV and choose OPML 2.0 Subscription File format

5

Preview and Download

Review converted data, download Opml-ready file

6

Import to Feedly

Feedly: Organize → Import OPML → Select downloaded .opml file

7

Import to Inoreader

Inoreader: Preferences → Import/Export → Import OPML file

8

Import to Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts: Profile → Settings → Import → Select OPML file

9

Import to Overcast

Overcast: Settings → Import OPML or email the file to yourself and open on iOS

Output is in OPML Subscription File format — ready to import directly, no manual reformatting needed.

Common Conversion Questions

How do I get my YouTube subscriptions CSV?

Go to takeout.google.com, sign in, click Deselect all, check YouTube and YouTube Music, click All YouTube data included, select only Subscriptions, then export. The CSV is in the downloaded ZIP at Takeout/YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.csv.

Which RSS readers can I import into?

Any reader that supports OPML import. This includes Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, NetNewsWire, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS, CommaFeed, and Miniflux.

Will I see new YouTube videos in my RSS reader?

Yes. YouTube publishes an RSS feed for every channel. After importing the OPML, your reader fetches new video titles, descriptions, and links as they are published. You will not see the video player directly but can click through to watch.

Why You Cannot Subscribe to YouTube Channels in RSS Readers

YouTube Hides RSS Feeds

Every YouTube channel has an RSS feed but YouTube does not expose it in the interface. Google Takeout exports your subscriptions as a CSV with channel IDs and URLs, not RSS feed URLs. RSS readers like Feedly and Inoreader need OPML files with actual feed URLs to import subscriptions.

What This Tool Does

Upload your Google Takeout subscriptions CSV. The tool extracts each channel ID, constructs the RSS feed URL, and generates a valid OPML file. Import directly into Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS, or any OPML-compatible reader.

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Browser-Only Processing

All conversion runs in your browser. Files are never uploaded to any server.

No Data Retention

Nothing is stored after conversion. Close the tab and your data is gone.

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Field Mapping

How Youtube Subscriptions fields map to Opml Subscriptions

Youtube Subscriptions Source Value Opml Subscriptions Target Value Note
Channel Id UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw xmlUrl UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw Channel ID is converted to YouTube RSS feed URL
Channel Title Linus Tech Tips text Linus Tech Tips Channel name becomes OPML text attribute
Channel Url http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw htmlUrl http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw Channel page URL becomes OPML htmlUrl attribute

Why Use This Converter?

Channel ID to RSS

Automatically converts YouTube channel IDs to RSS feed URLs. No manual URL construction needed.

Google Takeout Ready

Works directly with the subscriptions.csv from Google Takeout. No reformatting required.

Any RSS Reader

Generate OPML for Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS, Miniflux, NetNewsWire, and all OPML-compatible readers.

Duplicate Detection

Finds duplicate channel subscriptions and keeps only unique entries in the output OPML.

Browser-Based Privacy

Your subscription list processes locally. No data uploaded to servers.

Instant Conversion

Upload your Takeout CSV, preview the RSS feeds, and download OPML. Ready to import in under a minute.

Data Transformation

Each YouTube channel subscription becomes one OPML feed entry with a constructed RSS URL

Input YouTube Subscription Row

One row per subscribed YouTube channel with Channel Id and Title

Key columns: Channel Id, Channel Title
1:1 — One input row creates one output row
Output OPML Feed Entry 1 rows per input

RSS feed outline element with YouTube RSS URL

Feed URL Channel Id → https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={id}
Feed Title Channel title becomes OPML text/title attribute
Each channel ID appears exactly once in the output OPML

Common OPML 2.0 Subscription File Import Errors

Issues you might encounter when importing YouTube Subscriptions (Google Takeout) data to OPML 2.0 Subscription File - and how we solve them

No Channel Id Column Found

CSV must have a Channel Id column from Google Takeout

CSV with columns: Name, URL
CSV with columns: Channel Id, Channel Url, Channel Title

Use the original Google Takeout CSV without modifying column headers

Re-export from Google Takeout with YouTube subscriptions selected

Invalid YouTube Channel ID

Channel IDs should start with UC and be 24 characters long

channel123
UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw

Ensure channel IDs are in the standard YouTube format

Re-export from Google Takeout for correct channel IDs

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Go to takeout.google.com, sign in, click Deselect all, check YouTube and YouTube Music, click All YouTube data included, select only Subscriptions, then export. The CSV is in the downloaded ZIP at Takeout/YouTube and YouTube Music/subscriptions/subscriptions.csv.
Any reader that supports OPML import. This includes Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, NetNewsWire, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS, CommaFeed, and Miniflux.
Yes. YouTube publishes an RSS feed for every channel. After importing the OPML, your reader fetches new video titles, descriptions, and links as they are published. You will not see the video player directly but can click through to watch.
No. YouTube Music artist subscriptions are separate from YouTube channel subscriptions. Google Takeout exports them differently and they do not have RSS feeds.
Google Takeout may not include channels you subscribed to via third-party apps or channels that were deleted. The export includes only active subscriptions tied to your Google account.
The tool places all YouTube channels in a YouTube folder in the OPML. After importing, you can reorganize feeds into custom folders within your RSS reader.
YouTube RSS feeds typically include the 15 most recent videos per channel and update within minutes of a new upload.

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