# emacs-elfeed/elfeed

An Emacs web feeds client

Repository: https://github.com/emacs-elfeed/elfeed
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elfeed
Homepage: https://github.com/emacs-elfeed/elfeed
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: atom, emacs, jsonfeed, rss
Last push: 2026-08-24T19:35:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4758, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 640, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1784, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.908779+00:00)

## What it is
Elfeed is an extensible web feeds client for Emacs supporting Atom, RSS, and JSON Feed formats. It provides a search-based UI inspired by notmuch, backed by a stable local database of feed entries.

## Use cases
- read rss feeds inside emacs
- aggregate atom and json feed subscriptions
- search and filter feed entries locally
- sync news feeds from the terminal
- replace a gui rss reader with emacs

## When to choose
- you live in Emacs and want feed reading without leaving it
- you need a keyboard-driven, extensible feed reader with a stable local database
- you want fast fetching via curl, including on Windows

## When to avoid
- you want a graphical feed reader outside the terminal/editor
- you don't use Emacs and don't want to learn it
- you need mobile or web-based feed sync out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, search-engine, database, http-client
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: rss-reader, atom, jsonfeed, feed-aggregator, emacs-lisp, elisp-package, emacs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- emacs-elfeed/elfeed (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.908779+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 2026-08-30T03:24:15.132279+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://github.com/emacs-elfeed/elfeed (fetched 2026-08-29T11:02:40.312750+00:00, sha cc522ff483f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.