snownews ☆

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Description:
Text mode RSS newsreader

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: rss newsreader terminal text-ui cli

Install: brew install snownews

About:
Snownews is a lightweight, text-based RSS and Atom feed reader designed for the terminal. It provides a clean, ncurses-based interface for browsing and reading news feeds without leaving the command line. Its main value is delivering a distraction-free, fast, and resource-efficient news consumption experience for terminal enthusiasts.

Key Features:

Text-mode ncurses interface for efficient navigation
Supports both RSS and Atom feed formats
Minimal dependencies and lightweight footprint
Configurable keyboard shortcuts and layout

Use Cases:

Monitoring news feeds on headless servers or remote systems
Distraction-free reading from the terminal for developers and power users

Alternatives:

newsboat – More actively maintained and feature-rich, with extensive configuration options
rss2email – Delivers feed updates via email instead of an interactive terminal UI

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 9:09am		1	VERSION_BUMP	a64f8072
Sep 13, 2024 11:06pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	83a646ef