eilmeldung

Terminal RSS news reader written in Rust. Vim-inspired keybindings, a powerful query language for filtering, and a distraction-free reading mode.

Requires a Nerd Font-compatible terminal for icons.

Usage

eilmeldung                        # launch TUI
eilmeldung --sync                 # sync feeds without opening TUI
eilmeldung --import-opml file.opml
eilmeldung --export-opml file.opml
eilmeldung --config-dir <path>    # override config location

Navigation

Key	Action
j / k	Move down / up
h / l	Switch panels
Tab / Shift-Tab	Cycle panels
gg / G	Jump to first / last
s	Sync feeds
o	Open in browser and mark read
r / u	Mark read / unread
R / U	Mark all read / unread
z	Toggle zen mode
/	Search articles
=	Filter articles
1 / 2 / 3	Show all / unread / marked
t	Tag article
:	Command line
?	Show all keybindings

Features

• Vim-inspired keybindings
• Query language for filtering articles across feeds
• Tags and smart folders (query-based)
• Zen mode for distraction-free reading
• Fully configurable keybindings, colors, display
• Supports multiple RSS provider backends (via news-flash)
• Non-blocking UI with instant startup

Config

Config file at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eilmeldung/config.toml (falls back to ~/.config/eilmeldung/config.toml). No config file required — sensible defaults apply. Initial setup wizard runs on first launch for provider selection and feed import.