NewsGoat is a terminal-based RSS reader written in Go using the Bubble Tea TUI framework.
It is inspired by Newsbeuter and Newsboat, and provides a vi-like interface for reading RSS feeds. The application focuses on feed organisation, compact terminal usage, and in-interface management of feeds and related tasks.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Organize feeds into collapsible folders. Feeds can belong to multiple folders.
- Feeds are grouped by the feed URL.
- Quickly query info for every feed including cache-control, last-updated, etc. Press i to view feed info.
- Error logs are shown directly in the UI for feed troubleshooting. Press l to view logs.
- Refresh task control is separate in the app with a way to see what is queued, running and failures. Press t to view tasks.
- Option to put feeds with unread items at the top. Press c to configure.
- Automatic feed discovery when adding URLs. Press u to add a youtube link and automatically subscribe to the channel’s feed.
Website: github.com/jarv/newsgoat
Support:
Developer: jarv
License: MIT License
NewsGoat is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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