--- title: "Newsboat" date: 2023-01-19T11:37:10-05:00 --- Newsboat is an RSS-reader. A normal person asks: "What is an RSS reader?" It's a way to follow sites and social media updates without needing social media. ## Documentation `man newsboat` ## Running Press super + shift + n or run `newsboat` in the terminal. ## Bindings - j/k -- move up and down. - enter -- enter feed or article. - q -- return to previous screen or quit. - h/l -- open feed or return (same as q and enter). - a -- mark as read. - n -- go to next unread. - A -- mark all as read. - ,, -- open the main link of an article. (Usually opens in a browser, or if a video, will play the video in [mpv](mpv).) - u/d -- page up and down. - g/G -- go to top or bottom of screen. To follow a visible link, use the [st](st) binding alt + l, or to just copy it, alt + k. ## Files - `~/.config/newsboat/urls` -- the file holding your RSS feeds. Add URLs here to make them appear in newsboat. Open itquickly by typing `cfu` in the terminal. - `~/.config/newsboat/config` -- the general newsboat config. Type `cfn` in the terminal. You can set granulated coloring and effects here, as well as change key bindings. - `~/.local/bin/linkhandler` -- the opener file used by newsboat for dealing with URLs with the ,, binding. This can be modified as needed. By default, it opens normal URLs in a browser, opens videos with [mpv](mpv), downloads audio/podcast files and downloads and opens images with [sxiv](sxiv), etc. ## Links - [newsboat website](https://newsboat.org/) - MIT License