# RSSNext/Folo

🧡 Folo is the AI RSS Reader

Repository: https://github.com/RSSNext/Folo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/folo
Homepage: https://app.folo.is
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: reader, rss, rss-reader, ai, rsshub
Last push: 2026-08-26T03:14:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 62
- inputs: {"age_days": 877, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 97}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 38862, forks 2119 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:07.695112+00:00)

## What it is
Folo is an open-source AI-powered RSS reader that aggregates and summarizes content feeds across desktop and mobile platforms. It integrates with RSSHub and uses AI to help users follow, read, and translate everything in one place.

## Use cases
- read rss feeds with ai summaries
- follow blogs and news in one reader
- translate foreign articles while reading
- aggregate content from rsshub routes
- replace google reader with a modern app
- track youtube channels and podcasts via rss

## When to choose
- you want a polished cross-platform rss reader with ai features
- you already use rsshub and want a native client
- you need ai translation and summarization of feeds

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight terminal or minimal feed reader
- you want a fully offline reader without ai/cloud services
- you need a self-hosted server-side aggregator like freshrss

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: nlp, llm-inference, search-engine
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, media, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: rss-reader, rss, ai-reader, rsshub, news-aggregator, feed-reader, electron, desktop, mobile, macos, linux, android, ios, web-server

## Member repositories
- RSSNext/Folo (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.695112+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 2026-08-29T16:24:49.162754+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RSSNext/Folo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.695112+00:00, sha b4662816bf6a)
  - homepage: https://app.folo.is (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:07.414308+00:00, sha b9fc045218c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.