moccasin is a TUI feed reader for RSS, Atom, and (eventually) Podcasts.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports RSS and Atom.
- Ranger-inspired interface.
- Vim keybindings, but arrow keys can also be used for navigation. The app has a NORMAL mode and a COMMAND mode
- Set a colour scheme. The color_scheme field can be declared as a table in which the keys are interface elements and the values are either a built-in ANSI color (which will inherit from your terminal emulator), a HEX color, or in InlineTable with fg and bg properties of the same type. Styleable properties are all optional.
- Option to not cache feeds in local file-backed database.
- Set a custom refresh rate (in seconds).
- Set a custom request timeout (in seconds).
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, NetBSD, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/rektdeckard/moccasin
Support:
Developer: Tobias Fried
License: MIT License
moccasin is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials
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