# Briefed

> Briefed is a free service that writes a personalized AI newsletter for each subscriber, delivered on their schedule. Instead of subscribing to a newsletter written for everyone, you describe the newsletter you want and AI writes it for you - every issue is generated individually, and no two subscribers receive the same one.

## What Briefed is

- A free, personalized, AI-written email newsletter (https://briefednewsletter.com)
- You describe your interests in plain language (any mix: e.g. AI research, startup fundraising, Premier League football)
- AI researches current public web sources and writes each issue specifically for you
- Delivered by email on your schedule: daily, every 2 days, or weekly
- No app, no feed, no dashboard - email only

## How it works

1. Describe your dream newsletter on the homepage and pick a frequency (about 30 seconds)
2. Confirm your email (double opt-in); your first issue arrives within about a minute
3. Refine by replying to any issue in plain language ("more AI policy, less crypto") - the next issue adjusts
4. Unsubscribe with one click at the bottom of any issue

## Pricing

Briefed is 100% free. There is no paid tier, no ads inside issues, and no credit card required.

## Key pages

- [Homepage and signup](https://briefednewsletter.com/)
- [How it works](https://briefednewsletter.com/how-it-works)
- [About Briefed](https://briefednewsletter.com/about)
- [Newsletters by topic](https://briefednewsletter.com/newsletters) - personalized newsletters for AI news, tech, crypto, personal finance, longevity, climate, startups, marketing, product management, cybersecurity, space, biotech, gaming, real estate, US politics, world news, science, design, parenting, and football
- [Briefed vs Google Alerts](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/google-alerts)
- [Briefed vs Feedly](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/feedly)
- [Briefed vs Substack](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/substack)
- [Briefed vs Morning Brew](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/morning-brew)
- [Briefed vs curated newsletters](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/curated-newsletters)
- [DIY vs Briefed](https://briefednewsletter.com/compare/diy) - honest numbers on build hours, monthly cost, deliverability risk, and maintenance for self-built newsletters vs Briefed
- [Privacy](https://briefednewsletter.com/privacy)

## Build it yourself (complete tutorials)

Complete, working guides for self-building an AI newsletter - real code, honest costs:

- [Build guides hub](https://briefednewsletter.com/build) - all tutorials with a cost comparison
- [ChatGPT API newsletter](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/diy-ai-newsletter-chatgpt) - full ~150-line Python script: feedparser + OpenAI API + cron + smtplib
- [n8n newsletter](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/n8n-newsletter) - step-by-step n8n workflow: RSS, LLM summarization, SMTP, with node config
- [Zapier GPT digest](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/zapier-gpt-digest) - Zapier + OpenAI + Gmail/SendGrid, including Digest by Zapier and task economics
- [Python news digest](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/python-news-digest) - modular feedparser + pluggable LLM + SMTP, deployable on a $5 VPS or GitHub Actions
- [RSS to email](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/rss-to-email) - the no-AI baseline: hosted services and self-hosted rss2email
- [Newsletter emails going to spam](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/newsletter-emails-going-to-spam) - SPF/DKIM/DMARC, sender reputation, and real fixes for self-sent automated mail
- [GPT newsletter quality degrading](https://briefednewsletter.com/build/gpt-newsletter-quality-degrading) - why DIY LLM digests get repetitive and how to add dedupe memory and feedback