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NewsFlash

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NewsFlash

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Article extraction
Its built-in content grabber can download and extract full articles in many cases, but does not get around paywalls.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Download architectures
Flathub lists x86_64 and aarch64 as available architectures.flathub.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Extraction method
The content grabber checks website-specific rules first and falls back to Mozilla Readability when no custom rule is found.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Feedly status
The README says Feedly's API secret expired.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Importing feeds
The README recommends exporting an OPML file from FeedReader and importing it into NewsFlash to migrate local RSS feeds.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Integrations
The README lists Miniflux, local RSS, Fever, FreshRSS, NewsBlur, Inoreader, Feedbin, and Nextcloud News among its service backends.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Maintainer
The GNOME app page names Jan Lukas Gernert as maintainer.apps.gnome.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Other packages
The README lists Alpine, Nix, and Snap packages as unsupported and cautions that they may be outdated.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Packaging
The project identifies Flathub as its official package source.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an existing web-based RSS reader account.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Reading features
It offers desktop notifications, fast search and filtering, tagging, keyboard shortcuts, and access to articles for as long as the user likes.gitlab.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Release
The GNOME app page lists version 5.2.5, released on 2026-08-01.apps.gnome.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Support
Users can report issues through the project's GitLab issue tracker.flathub.org · read 8 Oct 2026

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