A news aggregator is software which collect news, weblog posts, and other information from the web so that they can be read in a single location for easy viewing. With the range of news sources available on the internet, news aggregators play an essential role in helping users to quickly locate breaking news.
For individuals that read lots of weblogs, a news aggregator makes keeping track of them effortless, and particularly useful if the weblogs are only updated occasionally.
There are a number of different file formats which information publishers use. The most frequently ones are RSS and Atom. RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. It is a defined standard based on XML with the specific purpose of delivering updates to web-based content. In other words, RSS is a Web content syndication format.
This article features the finest terminal-based news aggregators. Only free and open source software is included here. Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style chart.
Click the links in the table below to learn more about each aggregator.
| Terminal-Based News Aggregators | |
|---|---|
| Newsboat | Snazzy RSS feed reader |
| Feedr | Polished Linux terminal-based RSS/Atom feed reader |
| Elfeed | Extensible web feed reader for Emacs, supporting both Atom and RSS |
| goread | Go-based news feed reader |
| gorss | Simple RSS/Atom reader written in Golang |
| Snownews | Text mode reader for RSS and Atom feeds written in C |
| tuifeed | News feed reader with a fancy terminal user interface |
| nom | RSS reader for the terminal written in Go |
| eilmeldung | Based on the awesome news-flash library |
| Newsraft | Greatly inspired by Newsboat and tries to be its lightweight counterpart |
| syndicationd | Keyboard-driven RSS and Atom reader with a clean interface |
| moccasin | TUI feed reader for RSS, Atom, and (eventually) Podcasts |
| izrss | Lightweight RSS reader focused on simplicity and speed |
| bulletty | Fast RSS and Atom reader with an uncluttered interface |
| CAST-text | Full-text RSS terminal reader |
| hys | RSS reader for digital minimalists |
| Feedln | Simple interface to view, update, and categorize feed |
| srss | Simple command-line news feed reader |
| newsroom | Modern CLI to get your favorite news |
| blogtato | RSS and Atom feed reader |
| Rivulet | Focuses on usability for users who prefer keyboard-driven tools |
| NewsGoat | Written in Go using the Bubble Tea TUI framework |
| Canto | Crank through feeds using a minimal, yet information packed interface |
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