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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 available on Linux, macOS, Windows and NetBSD

eilmeldung is German for breaking news

Table of Contents

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

Showreel

This video demonstrates

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

Installation

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
• Scoop (Windows):

  scoop bucket add eilmeldung https://github.com/christo-auer/eilmeldung
  scoop install eilmeldung

• Cargo: cargo install eilmeldung --locked (you need to install build dependencies first!)

Important: You need a Nerd Font compatible font/terminal for icons to display correctly! There is a ASCII-compatible icon preset, however (see Icon Set).

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

Quick Start

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.

Quick Reference

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.

Documentation

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.
• Pipe Command - Piping articles through external commands
• Article Queries - Powerful search and filter syntax
• Configuration Guide - Customize appearance and behavior
• Command Line Arguments - Available CLI options
• Breaking Changes and Migration Guide - Migrate to new versions if updates broke something
• FAQ - Frequently asked questions

Alternatives

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

• newsboat is the battle-proven classic
• bulletty lets you decide where to store your articles as markdown files and has many more features.
• 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

FAQ

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

More questions? See the complete FAQ.

Credits

Mentions

• Orhun's Blog: 800 rust projects in 3 years (placed 21 based on a Mastodon analysis; very hondered to be on the same list as other such great and impressive rust projects!)
• Pick on Linux Unplugged Episode 647 (2025-12-28) (1:28:35) had some very kind things to say about eilmeldung shortly after the initial release:

"[eilmeldung] is [...] beautiful. It's strange to say about a TUI [...] but it is actually very beautiful."

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

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

On the use of LLMs in this Project

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.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to:

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

License

See LICENSE file for details.