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Newsboat
Free
RSS/Atom reader for text terminals · MIT licensed
Read 9 Oct 2026 · newsboat.org
On the record
- Audience and limits
- The documentation says Newsboat can be used as a feed reader on its own, while online services may be useful for syncing news across devices or fetching feeds when the user's computer is not running continuously.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Bandwidth behavior
- Newsboat uses HTTP Last-Modified and ETag values, when available, to ask servers to send feed data only when it has changed.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Browser integration
- Users can configure an external browser command to open article links.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Caching
- Newsboat saves downloaded articles locally and uses Last-Modified and ETag headers for conditional feed downloads when available.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Credential handling
- For NewsBlur, the documentation describes providing a password through an external command, such as one that decrypts a file or reads a system keyring.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Feed import
- Users can add feed URLs in a configuration file or import subscriptions from an OPML file.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Feed support
- Users can add feed URLs directly or import an OPML file.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Prebuilt binaries are available through Linux and BSD distribution repositories, Homebrew, and the Snap store; Newsboat can also be compiled from source.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It can act as a client for services including The Old Reader, NewsBlur, FeedHQ, BazQux, Feedbin, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS, ownCloud News, Nextcloud News, Inoreader, and Miniflux.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The site lists version 2.45, released October 4, 2026.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Newsboat is distributed under the MIT License, which provides the software without warranty.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The project says NetBSD is currently unsupported because of technical limitations in its iconv() implementation.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Offline downloads
- Yesnewsboat.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Offline reading
- Newsboat keeps downloaded articles locally so they can remain available after they disappear from the current feed.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- OPML service mode
- OPML online subscription mode synchronizes subscriptions one way from an online service to Newsboat.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Podcasts
- Newsboat supports downloading, saving, and streaming podcasts, but playback requires an external media player.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Podcast support
- Newsboat can download, save, and stream podcasts, but requires an external media player for playback.newsboat.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Private feed support
- Yesnewsboat.org · read 20 Sep 2026
