newsboat/newsboat
An RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3272
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3885 stars · 252 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Newsboat is an RSS/Atom feed reader that runs in text terminals on Unix-like systems. It is an actively maintained fork of Newsbeuter, offering a built-in HTML renderer, filtering, query feeds, macros, podcast support, and integration with many online newsreading services.
Use cases
- read rss and atom feeds from the terminal
- aggregate blog and news updates in one console interface
- filter out unwanted articles by title, author, or content
- sync feeds with Tiny Tiny RSS, FreshRSS, Miniflux, or Inoreader
- download and manage podcasts from the command line
- migrate subscriptions from other feed readers via OPML
- create meta-feeds of unread articles across all subscriptions
When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want a fast, keyboard-driven feed reader
- you prefer reading text-only articles without launching a web browser
- you need a client for self-hosted feed services like FreshRSS or TT-RSS
- you want powerful filtering, tagging, and macro automation
When to avoid
- you want a graphical feed reader with images and rich layouts
- you need a mobile or web-based reading experience
- you mainly consume feeds that require JavaScript rendering
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-client parser terminal-ui cli developer-tools media self-hosted bsd cli cross-platform rss-reader atom-feeds news-aggregator podcast opml tui newsbeuter-fork command-line linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat · fetched 2026-08-28 · 72880c18cd67
- homepage: https://newsboat.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b996b65fe3aa
- site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.44/docs/newsboat.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · aed48a3f1d37
- site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.44/docs/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54aeebbd42be
- site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.43/docs/newsboat.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · c161f0d2dfbd
- site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.43/docs/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54aeebbd42be
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| newsboat/newsboat | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="newsboat/newsboat")
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