newsboat ☆
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Description:
RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @newsboat_org  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: rss atom terminal news feed-reader
Install: brew install newsboat
About:
Newsboat is a lightweight, terminal-based RSS and Atom feed reader designed for efficiency and keyboard-driven navigation. It allows users to subscribe to, organize, and read news feeds from the command line, making it ideal for developers and power users who want to stay informed without leaving their terminal workflow.
Key Features:
  • Keyboard-driven interface for fast navigation
  • Highly customizable configuration and key bindings
  • Support for RSS and Atom feed formats
  • Podcast and media enclosure downloads
  • Built-in browser integration and article filtering
Use Cases:
  • Daily news consumption in a terminal environment
  • Monitoring multiple RSS feeds for system updates or news
  • Reading articles offline with feed synchronization
Alternatives:
  • NetNewsWire – macOS GUI app, less suited for terminal workflows
  • Tiny Tiny RSS – Web-based self-hosted reader, requires server setup
  • Feedbin – Cloud-based service with web/mobile apps, not terminal-native
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 28, 2025 1:55pm 0 REVISION_ONLY 5308b9da
Sep 17, 2025 2:46pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 91489d9b
Sep 17, 2025 9:07am 0 VERSION_BUMP f8ae2b9d
Dec 22, 2024 5:01pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4896c11e
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