Raven Reader is an open-source desktop news reader designed to help users curate and manage articles from various websites with flexible settings. It provides a clean, distraction-free experience without requiring logins or collecting personal data.
Key Features:
Full Article Reading: Subscribe to news feeds and podcasts, read articles offline, and listen to audio content directly within the app.
Flexible Settings: Customize text size, font style (including Playfair Display, Muli, Open Sans, and Roboto Slab), and dark mode preferences.
Offline Access: Enjoy reading even without an internet connection.
Keyboard Shortcuts: Navigate and manage articles efficiently with customizable shortcuts.
Feed Management: Organize feeds into categories, import/export OPML files, and sync with services like Feedbin, Inoreader, or self-hosted RSS platforms.
Podcast Integration: Subscribe to podcast RSS feeds and listen directly in the app.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for anyone seeking a privacy-focused, customizable news aggregator. Raven Reader empowers users to curate their content, manage subscriptions, and access articles offline—ensuring an efficient and enjoyable reading experience.
Available as an open-source application, it can be installed via winget or downloaded from its official platform.
README
All your articles in one place. Beautiful.
NOTE
Working on the new version completely re-written. This version of Raven Reader would no longer be maintained. Stay tuned for more announcements and new repo.
We're excited that you're wanting to help us make Raven Reader even better! Contributions of all sizes are welcome, if you'd like to work on something take a look through the current GitHub issues. If it's a new feature or potential bugs, please make a new issue ticket for it and populate it accordingly.
Contributors Wall
Note: It may take up to 24h for the contrib.rocks plugin to update because it's refreshed once a day.
# install dependencies
yarn install
# serve with hot reload at localhost:9080
yarn electron:serve
# build electron application for production
yarn electron:build
# lint all JS/Vue component files in `src/`
yarn run lint
