# Fluent Reader

Modern desktop RSS reader built with Electron, React, and Fluent UI

Repository: https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluent-reader
Homepage: https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader/
Language: TypeScript
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: electron, react, typescript, rss-reader, rss, windows, macos, linux
Last push: 2026-05-21T04:53:16+00:00
Link (homepage): https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2285, "days_push": 104, "days_rel": 129, "gap_med": 9.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9622, forks 531 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:36.384485+00:00)

## What it is
Fluent Reader is an open-source, cross-platform desktop RSS reader built with Electron, React, and Fluent UI. It supports local reading or syncing with services like Inoreader, Feedbin, and Fever/Google Reader-compatible servers, with privacy-focused features and full dark mode.

## Use cases
- read rss feeds on desktop
- sync rss subscriptions with inoreader or feedbin
- import opml feed list and read locally
- read full article content distraction-free
- filter and search articles with regular expressions
- backup and restore rss reader data across computers

## When to choose
- you want a modern, privacy-first desktop RSS reader on Windows, macOS, or Linux
- you need syncing with self-hosted Fever or Google Reader API services
- you want regex-based article filtering and full-text search
- you prefer local reading with OPML import/export and data backups

## When to avoid
- you need a mobile-first reader (use Fluent Reader Lite instead)
- you require RSS services not yet supported, such as FreshRSS via non-compatible APIs
- you want a web-based or browser-extension reader
- you need team or multi-user feed management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, search-engine, internationalization
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, privacy, media
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: rss-reader, news-aggregator, feed-sync, opml, fluent-design, electron-app, macos, linux, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- yang991178/fluent-reader (main) score 86
- yang991178/fluent-reader-lite (frontend) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.384485+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 2026-08-29T17:21:21.972954+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:36.384485+00:00, sha be5581946096)
  - homepage: https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:21:37.412960+00:00, sha 5e9a4a8b50eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.