# newsboat/newsboat

An RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals

Repository: https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/newsboat
Homepage: https://newsboat.org/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: newsbeuter, atom-feed-reader, rss-feed-reader
Last push: 2026-08-22T06:52:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3272, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3885, forks 252 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:28.218383+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, parser, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools, media, self-hosted
- platform: bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: rss-reader, atom-feeds, news-aggregator, podcast, opml, tui, newsbeuter-fork, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- newsboat/newsboat (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.218383+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 2026-08-29T18:25:40.284042+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.218383+00:00, sha 72880c18cd67)
  - homepage: https://newsboat.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:19:43.844375+00:00, sha b996b65fe3aa)
  - site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.44/docs/newsboat.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:19:43.857498+00:00, sha aed48a3f1d37)
  - site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.44/docs/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:19:43.863340+00:00, sha 54aeebbd42be)
  - site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.43/docs/newsboat.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:19:43.868527+00:00, sha c161f0d2dfbd)
  - site_page: https://newsboat.org/releases/2.43/docs/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:19:43.873834+00:00, sha 54aeebbd42be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.