eilmeldung is a TUI RSS reader based on the awesome news-flash library.

• fast in every aspect: non-blocking terminal user interface, (neo)vim-inspired keybindings, instant start-up and no clutter
• stands on the shoulder of giants: based on the news-flash library, eilmeldung supports many RSS providers, is efficient and reliable
• powerful and yet easy to use out-of-the-box: sane defaults which work for most, and yet configurable to meet anyone's requirements, from keybindings to colors, from displayed content to RSS provider
• read news like a pro: filter and search news with an easy-to-learn powerful query language, activate zen mode to focus on the article content and nothing else

eilmeldung is German for breaking news

• Showreel
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Quick Reference
• Documentation
• Alternatives
• FAQ
• Credits
• Contributing

This video demonstrates

• basic (vim-like) navigation and reading
• zen mode: just show content
• creating new tags and tagging an article
• filtering and searching article list by using article queries
• tagging multiple articles by using an article query

Quick install:

• Homebrew: brew tap christo-auer/eilmeldung https://github.com/christo-auer/eilmeldung && brew install eilmeldung
• Arch (AUR): paru -S eilmeldung or yay -S eilmeldung
• Cargo: cargo install eilmeldung (you need to install build dependencies first!)

Important: You need a Nerd Font compatible font/terminal for icons to display correctly!

For detailed installation instructions including Nix/Home Manager setup, see Installation Guide.

1. Install eilmeldung (see above)
2. Run eilmeldung - you'll be guided through the initial setup
3. Choose a provider (select "Local" if you're new to RSS)
4. Add feeds with c f or import an OPML file with :importopml path/to/file.opml
5. Sync your feeds with s
6. Start reading! Use j/k to navigate up/down, h/l to navigate between panels, o to open articles in the browser, z to enjoy "zen mode"

Press ? anytime to see all available commands!

For a comprehensive getting started guide, see Getting Started.

Here are some key bindings to get you started.

Tip: Press ? anytime to see all available commands, and use / in the help dialog to search!

Another Tip: Navigate to the article list and use C-j/C-k to move down/up in the feed list and use M-k/M-j to scroll the article content down/up. Of course, you can remap all keys to your liking.

Complete documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

• Getting Started Guide - Setup and first steps
• Installation Guide - Detailed installation instructions
• Key Bindings Reference - Complete keybinding reference
• Commands Reference - All available commands
• Article Queries - Powerful search and filter syntax
• Configuration Guide - Customize appearance and behavior
• Command Line Arguments - Available CLI options
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

Of course, there are many awesome alternatives to eilmeldung. Check them out!

• newsboat is the battle-proven classic
• feedr is a feature-rich terminal-based RSS feed reader written in Rust
• russ is a TUI RSS/Atom reader with vim-like controls and a local-first, offline-first focus.
• elfeed provides RSS in emacs
• tuifeed, a terminal news feed reader with a fancy ui

See news_flash_gtk for all supported providers.

Yes! Use queries in your feed list configuration. Example:

feed_list = [
  'query: "Important Today" #important unread today',
  'query: "Read Later" #readlater unread',
  "feeds",
]

Absolutely! Everything is customizable via the configuration file. See examples/default-config.toml for all options.

Create a tag (:tagadd readlater red), bind it to a key, and create a query in your feed list. See the FAQ for details.

Yes, focus the feed list and press 2 / 3 to show only feeds/categories/tags with unread / marked articles, show all with 1. Change the value of the configuration option feed_list_scope to either all, unread or marked to set the default value.

Yes, via the option after_sync_commands configuration for some recipes.

Yes, you can flag them by pressing f and then press r to mark all flagged articles as read. Similarly for u(unread), m (mark), t (tag), etc. Press D to remove all flags.

Checkout FAQ!

More questions? See the complete FAQ.

eilmeldung was inspired by other awesome programs and libraries:

• news-flash library and news-flash GTK, a modern Gnome/GTK RSS reader, both implemented in rust
• newsboat which has been my TUI RSS reader of choice for many years
• spotify-player, a TUI spotify music player written in rust. In particular, the theming system and how input is handled has been a great inspiration for eilmeldung
• vifm, neomutt with notmuch inspired the filtering and article query systems
• neovim and vim for their philosophy on user input
• ratatui and all its supporting libraries for creating the TUI

This project was built as an experiment in learning Rust through LLM use. LLMs were used as tutors (asking questions, not providing solutions) and for documentation, but every line of code was intentionally written to solve a problem I understood.

📖 Read more about the LLM development approach in LLM Development.

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to:

• Report bugs or request features via GitHub Issues
• Submit pull requests
• Improve documentation
• Share your configuration examples

See LICENSE file for details.