Really Simple Conversations using open RSS feeds
RSC (Really Simple Conversations), formerly Textcaster, is an open, RSS-based social conversation platform. It solves the problem of centralized social media by allowing posts, replies, and whole conversations to travel as RSS feeds, enabling federation and threading with nothing but open feeds. It is for users who want a decentralized, feed-driven way to have conversations and follow others.
Users can post or follow to get an identity, and register to add feeds. The platform supports local, federated, and public timelines. It also enables crossposting to other platforms like WordPress.
Posts, replies, and threads travel as RSS, allowing open federation and threading without proprietary protocols.
Users automatically get an identity by posting or following, with no sign-up required unless registering for feeds.
Users can register to add external RSS feeds to their timeline, merging content from multiple sources.
The platform offers local, federated, and public timelines, enabling discovery across instances.
Posts can be crossposted to WordPress and other platforms, as demonstrated in the page content.
Old textcaster.app links permanently redirect to new RSC URLs, preserving permalinks and federated conversations.
Posts retain their original GUIDs after migration to avoid duplicate entries in readers and threads.
RSC stands for Really Simple Conversations, a nod to the RSS acronym. It reflects the platform's focus on enabling conversations through open feeds.
Yes, RSC is the new name and home for Textcaster. The project was renamed to better describe what it does. Old textcaster.app links redirect to the new RSC domains.
No, you can browse as a guest. You get an identity by posting or following. Registration is only needed if you want to add feeds.
Yes, the platform supports crossposting. The page shows examples of crossposting to WordPress.
Yes, all old textcaster.app links now issue permanent, path-preserving redirects to their RSC counterparts, so permalinks, feed URLs, and federated conversations remain accessible.
