FeedMee

FeedMee is an RSS/Atom news reader built for the desktop, cross-platform and Linux-first. It is fast, can handle many thousands of feeds and articles while remaining lightweight and responsive.

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Features

• Cross-Platform: Native performance on Windows, macOS, and Linux (via Tauri v2).
• Three-Pane Layout: Classic, responsive interface with keyboard-driven pane navigation.
• Reader Mode: Extracts full article content using readabilityrs, stripping clutter.
• Feed Management:
  • Auto-discovery of RSS/Atom links from URLs.
  • Drag-and-drop folder organization.
  • OPML Import/Export.
  • Bluesky profile support via AT Protocol.
• Smart Views: "Latest" (24h) and "Read Later" (Saved) aggregation.
• Article Tagging: Color-coded tags for categorization and filtering.
• Search: Full-text search across all articles or within a specific feed.
• Thumbnails: Automatic og:image extraction with resizing, WebP caching, and configurable size.
• Local Privacy: All data is stored locally in SQLite. No tracking, no accounts.
• Auto-Refresh: Configurable periodic refresh (default 30 min) with 5 concurrent workers and debounce support.
• Blocked Phrases: Filter out articles containing unwanted phrases.
• Article Retention: Configurable auto-pruning of old articles (default 90 days).
• Auto-Updater: Auto-update via GitHub Releases.
• Customizable: Dark/Light/System themes, configurable refresh intervals, thumbnail size, keyboard shortcut remapping, and log rotation.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Desktop Framework	Tauri v2
Frontend	Svelte 5 (Runes) + SvelteKit
Language	TypeScript, Rust
Database	SQLite via rusqlite
HTTP Client	reqwest (rustls)
Feed Parsing	feed-rs
Content Extraction	readabilityrs, scraper
Image Processing	image + webp
Linting	Biome (frontend), Clippy (backend)
Bundling	Vite
Packaging	AppImage (Linux), makepkg (Arch/CachyOS)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Rust: Install Rust
2. Bun: Install Bun
3. OS Dependencies: Follow the Tauri Prerequisites guide

bun install

Development

bun run dev

Starts the Vite dev server and Tauri with HMR.

Install on Arch / CachyOS

bun run package

Runs makepkg -si from .pkg/, compiling from source and installing FeedMee to /usr/bin/feedmee.

Build dependencies: rust, bun, npm, sqlite, cmake, nasm

Runtime dependencies: webkit2gtk-4.1, gtk3, libayatana-appindicator, sqlite

Build Release Binary

bun run build

Compiles the Rust backend and Svelte frontend. Output binary at src-tauri/target/release/FeedMee. No installer is produced locally — AppImage and Windows installer are built via GitHub Actions on tag push.

Validate

bun run check

Runs TypeScript (svelte-check), frontend lint (biome), and backend lint (cargo clippy). Use bun run check:watch to keep running in a separate terminal during development.

Keyboard Shortcuts

All shortcuts are customizable from Settings.

Key	Action
/	Focus search
r	Refresh all feeds
n	Add new feed
,	Open settings
s	Save/Read later
m	Mark as read/unread
Enter	Open article in browser
x	Expand all folders
c	Collapse all folders
Esc	Close modal / Clear search