# ViennaRSS/vienna-rss

Vienna is a free and open-source RSS/Atom/JSON feed newsreader for macOS.

Repository: https://github.com/ViennaRSS/vienna-rss
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vienna-rss
Homepage: https://www.vienna-rss.com
Language: Objective-C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: macos, rss-reader, atom-reader, json-feed
Last push: 2026-08-24T05:56:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5484, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 42, "gap_med": 19, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1972, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:00.955072+00:00)

## What it is
Vienna is a free, open-source RSS/Atom/JSON feed newsreader for macOS with a native Apple Mail-like interface. It can fetch feeds directly or sync via Open Reader API-compatible servers like FreshRSS, BazQux, and TheOldReader.

## Use cases
- read rss feeds on mac
- atom feed reader for macos
- sync rss subscriptions with freshrss
- track website updates in one place
- feed newsreader
- replace google reader with a desktop client
- offline article reading from feeds

## When to choose
- you want a native, free macOS feed reader
- you use Open Reader API sync services like FreshRSS or BazQux
- you prefer open-source software with local database storage

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or web-based reader
- you want a modern subscription-based reader with social features
- you are on Linux or Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, parser, gui
- domain: developer-tools, media, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: rss-reader, atom, -feed, newsreader, open-reader-api, feed-aggregator, objective-c, native-app, macos

## Member repositories
- ViennaRSS/vienna-rss (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.955072+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 2026-08-30T03:05:00.929196+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ViennaRSS/vienna-rss (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.955072+00:00, sha 68998e0ab963)
  - homepage: https://www.vienna-rss.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:44:23.834635+00:00, sha da4cc8990f87)
  - site_page: https://www.vienna-rss.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:44:23.843780+00:00, sha 8c21d37e0548)
  - site_page: https://www.vienna-rss.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:44:23.845551+00:00, sha f632e5ce1f7b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.