# msasikanth/twine

Twine: A multiplatform RSS reader built using Kotlin and Compose

Repository: https://github.com/msasikanth/twine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/twine
Homepage: https://twine.sasikanth.dev/
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: compose-multiplatform, kotlin-multiplatform, rss-reader
Last push: 2026-08-26T04:30:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 87
- inputs: {"age_days": 1225, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 19, "n_releases_24m": 28}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2387, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.680826+00:00)

## What it is
Twine is a modern, cross-platform RSS reader app built with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for Android, iOS, and desktop. It supports RDF, RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds with features like dynamic theming, a built-in podcast player, bookmarks, search, and cloud sync via FreshRSS, Miniflux, or Dropbox.

## Use cases
- read rss feeds on android and ios
- follow blogs and news in a modern feed reader
- listen to podcast feeds inside an rss app
- sync rss subscriptions with freshrss or miniflux
- import and export feeds with opml
- filter out unwanted content with blocked keywords
- find rss feeds from a website homepage

## When to choose
- you want a beautiful, ad-free, open-source RSS reader on Android or iOS
- you need multi-format feed support (RSS, Atom, RDF, JSON) with podcast playback
- you want cloud sync with self-hosted readers like FreshRSS or Miniflux
- you value dynamic theming and a polished reading experience

## When to avoid
- you need a web-based or browser RSS reader
- you require team or enterprise feed management features
- you need a reader for platforms other than Android, iOS, or desktop

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, search-engine, audio-processing, internationalization, theme
- domain: cross-platform, mobile-development, developer-tools, media
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: rss-reader, compose-multiplatform, feed-reader, podcast-player, opml, freshrss, miniflux, dynamic-theming, android, ios, desktop

## Member repositories
- msasikanth/twine (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.680826+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 2026-08-30T02:34:35.012286+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/msasikanth/twine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.680826+00:00, sha 5efd175b3936)
  - homepage: https://twine.sasikanth.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:15:18.382486+00:00, sha 9076441d3fea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.