# simplepie/simplepie

A simple Atom/RSS parsing library for PHP.

Repository: https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplepie
Homepage: http://simplepie.org/
Language: PHP
License Family: other
Topics: php, rss, atom, parser, library
Last push: 2026-07-04T18:02:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 15, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6183, "days_push": 60, "days_rel": 355, "gap_med": 293, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1577, forks 395 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.173393+00:00)

## What it is
SimplePie is a fast, easy-to-use PHP library for fetching, caching, and parsing RSS and Atom syndication feeds. It normalizes feed data across formats, handles character encoding, sanitizes content, and supports PSR-16 caching and PSR-18 HTTP clients.

## Use cases
- parse RSS feeds in PHP
- read Atom feeds from a website
- build a feed reader or aggregator
- display latest blog posts from another site
- cache and fetch syndication feeds
- normalize RSS and Atom data structures
- extract enclosures and media from podcasts

## When to choose
- you need to consume RSS/Atom feeds in a PHP application
- you want a battle-tested, standards-compliant feed parser with caching built in
- you need encoding handling and feed sanitization out of the box

## When to avoid
- you need to generate or write feeds rather than parse them
- you are not working in PHP
- you need a full feed aggregator application rather than a parsing library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, http-client, caching, serialization
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, developer-tools
- platform: php, cross-platform
- tags: rss, atom, feed-parsing, syndication, feed-reader, psr-16, psr-18, web-server

## Member repositories
- simplepie/simplepie (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.173393+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:57:10.927739+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.173393+00:00, sha 3461538448c0)
  - homepage: http://simplepie.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:30.523192+00:00, sha 0b2be3bf5963)
  - site_page: http://simplepie.org/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:30.532627+00:00, sha 6c9e09afc0b2)
  - site_page: http://simplepie.org/api (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:30.534976+00:00, sha 131c179913de)
  - site_page: http://simplepie.org/wiki/faq/start (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:30.536768+00:00, sha 69e805fc9971)
  - site_page: http://simplepie.org/wiki/faq/what_is_simplepie (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:30.538323+00:00, sha ff544265fc45)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.