Every morning I used to open the same 15 tabs. Tech blogs, YouTube channels, a couple of subreddits, some newsletters I'd subscribed to months ago and barely read.
It took about 40 minutes. Most of that time was spent skimming stuff I didn't need.
So I built Daigest.
What it does
You connect your sources (RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Reddit subs, whatever you follow) and Daigest generates a summarized briefing. Daily or weekly, your call.
The briefing is a single page, readable in about 3 minutes. Want to share it with your team? Send them the link.
That's pretty much it.
Why I built it
I tried RSS readers first, but my unread count just kept growing. Google Alerts sent me keyword matches with zero context. I subscribed to 30+ newsletters and actually read maybe 3. Tried just Googling stuff every morning, which works, but gets old fast.
None of these solved what I actually wanted: a short summary of what happened across my sources. Not another inbox.
How it works
- Pick your sources (RSS, YouTube, Reddit, and more)
- Daigest pulls new content and summarizes it with AI
- You get a briefing, one page, readable in minutes
- Share via link if your team needs it too
Tech stack
For anyone curious about what's under the hood:
- Frontend: Next.js (App Router)
- Backend: Supabase (Postgres + Auth + Edge Functions)
- AI: Multiple LLMs for summarization
- Hosting: Vercel
What I learned building this
Summarization quality was the hardest part. Early versions either missed important stuff or included too much noise. Took a lot of tweaking to get it right. Turns out prompt engineering matters way more than which model you pick.
The other surprise: people use this differently than I expected. I built it for myself (a developer who reads too many blogs), but most active users are actually sharing team briefings. PMs sending weekly industry updates, that kind of thing. Didn't see that coming.
Try it out
It's free to start: daige.st
If you try it, I'm curious what sources you'd connect first. Happy to hear what's missing too.
X (@daigestHQ) if you want to say hi.
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