A feed with an ending
The posts you came for.
None of the scroll.
Follow people on X without opening X. Pick the topics you care about, translate the ones you can't read, and read it all in one digest that finishes.
No card needed. The free plan stays free.
- Following
- @renaokada@mayakoh+5 more
- Keeping
- AIDesign
- Translating
- 日本語 → English
Your 16:00 digest
via Telegram
You're all caught up
4 of 4
The difference
Same people. Different ending.
Nothing about who you follow has to change. What changes is whether reading them has a stopping point.
Opening X
- Open X to check three people
- A recommended post gets there first
- Open the replies
- Someone quotes it, so you open that too
- Scroll
- Scroll
- Scroll
Forty-five minutes later, you still haven't read the three people.
Opening CalmBird
- Open the digest CalmBird sent you
- Read the posts you asked for
- Reach the end
- Close it
Five minutes later, you're done.
How it works
Three decisions, then nothing.
You set it up once. You never connect your X account, and there is no key to paste anywhere.
- 01
Choose who
Add any public X handle. Nothing to authorise, no developer account, no permissions to grant.
- 02
Choose what
Keep only the posts matching your keywords, and have anything in another language translated before it reaches you.
- 03
Choose when
Once a day, or up to six times, inside the hours you pick. Everything new waits for the next digest.
After that, CalmBird only shows up when it has something for you. Then it stops.
Choose what matters
Follow people, not every thought.
You might follow someone for their work and not for their football takes. Give CalmBird a few keywords and only the posts that match are delivered. The rest are quietly dropped.
Keyword filters are part of Pro. Power adds an AI topic tag to every post, so you can browse and filter by subject too. The chips below are live, so try them.
@mayakoh
posted 5 times today
The long-context retrieval paper is worth the hour. Section 4 is the part that matters.
Cut one screen out of onboarding this morning. Did more than a week of polish.
Filtered out
Filtered out
Filtered out
2 of 5 posts delivered
Follow beyond your language
Interesting people don't all post in your language.
CalmBird translates posts before they reach you, so who you follow stops depending on what you read.
Translation is on every plan, including Free. You choose the language, and whether to keep the original next to it.
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小さなチームでいちばん難しいのは、何を作らないかを決めることだ。
The hardest part of a small team is deciding what not to build.
Into any of 30 languages.
Where it arrives
Telegram first. Not Telegram only.
Most people read their digest in Telegram, so that is what CalmBird is built around. The other channels are there when you want them.
Telegram
PrimaryYour digest arrives as an ordinary Telegram message: readable, quotable, and already on an app you keep open. CalmBird is the service; Telegram is just where it lands.
Send /start to @CalmBirdBot and follow one link. That is the whole setup.
Email
A digest in your inbox, grouped by author. Pro and above.
Web timeline
The same posts on calmbird.app whenever you feel like looking.
Web push
A quiet notification on your devices when a digest lands.
Telegram channels are part of Power. WhatsApp and Discord are planned, not built.
The point
A feed with an ending.
An infinite feed never tells you when you are finished, because finishing is not what it is for. A digest has a last post, and then you are free.
12 / 12
You're all caught up.
That's it. Go do something else.
Pricing
Pick the plan that fits how much you follow.
Plans differ in how many accounts you track, when your digests arrive and where they land. Every paid plan starts with a free trial, and you can change or cancel it any time.
Free
Two accounts, delivered on a fixed rhythm.
€0
Free forever
- 2 tracked accounts
- 3 digests a day, at fixed times
- Telegram, web timeline and push
- Translation on every post
Pro
Your schedule, your keywords, your inbox.
€6.99/mo
- 10 tracked accounts
- 1 to 6 digests a day, your hours
- Telegram, web, push and email to one address
- Keyword filters
Power
More accounts, topic tags and Telegram channels.
€14.99/mo
- 30 tracked accounts
- 1 to 6 digests a day, your hours
- Telegram, web, push and email to 3 addresses
- AI topic tags on every post
Need more than Power? Custom account limits, invoicing and an SLA on request. Talk to us
Compare every feature
| Feature | Free | Pro | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked accountsThe number of X accounts you can follow at once. | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| Delivery intervalSome plans deliver at fixed times. Others let you choose the cadence: 1, 3, 4 or 6 digests a day, inside the hours you set. | 3×/day | Flexible | Flexible |
| Web timeline | Included | Included | Included |
| Telegram | Included | Included | Included |
| Web push notificationsWeb push notifications on your devices when new posts arrive. | Included | Included | Included |
| EmailA once-a-day email digest of new posts, grouped by author. | Not included | 1 destination | 3 destinations |
| Telegram channels | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Quiet hoursPause Telegram and timeline delivery at night. Your morning email digest still arrives. | Included | Included | Included |
| AnalyticsFrom basic counts and an activity heatmap, up to full activity analytics and AI topic distributions. | Basic | Account | Full |
| Topic tags (AI)AI topic classification for every post. Filter and understand your tracked accounts by subject. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Keyword filtersOnly receive posts that match your keywords, and mute the rest. | Not included | Included | Included |
EU/EEA accounts aren't available
Following a person based in the EU/EEA may fall under the GDPR (Article 3, territorial scope), so these accounts can't be tracked on CalmBird.
Before you ask
Questions
Do I need an X account?
No. CalmBird follows public accounts by handle and reads their public timelines on your behalf. You never connect, log into or authorise your own X account, so you do not need one at all.
Do I need an API key?
No. There is no developer account to create and nothing to paste. CalmBird handles data access through its own infrastructure.
How often do digests arrive?
It depends on your plan. Some deliver at fixed times, and others let you choose: once, three, four or six times a day, inside the hours you set. Each digest bundles everything new since the last one.
How do I read them in Telegram?
With the normal Telegram app on iOS, Android or desktop. Find @CalmBirdBot, send /start, and follow the link to connect your account.
Can CalmBird translate posts?
Yes, on every plan. Choose a target language and whether to keep the original alongside the translation; posts are translated before they are delivered.
Which accounts can't be tracked?
Accounts based in the EU/EEA. Following a person based there may fall under the GDPR's territorial scope, so CalmBird does not track those accounts. If you add one, CalmBird tells you at that moment rather than silently delivering nothing.
Can I change or cancel my plan?
Any time. Upgrades take effect immediately, downgrades at the end of the current billing period. There are no lock-ins and no cancellation fees, and cancelling never deletes your account.
What happens to my data?
CalmBird stores the public posts it fetches and the preferences you set. It never reaches into your personal X account and never sells your data. Delivered content is kept only as long as delivery needs it.