dansnow / fluxnews

A simple Newsreader for the miniflux backend (https://miniflux.app).

Flux News

A simple Newsreader for the miniflux backend (https://miniflux.app).

This newsreader sync with the miniflux server api.

It supports light and dark mode, mark articles as read on scrollover and open articles preferred in an already installed app.

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Getting Started

Flux News requires Miniflux version >= 2.0.29.

1. In Miniflux, create an API key in Settings / API Keys.
2. Open the app, go to the Settings page
3. Add the server URL and the key (do include the /v1/ part of the URL endpoint)
4. Save, go back and refresh!

The unread articles should appear in the app.

Screenshots

Phone

Tablet

Features

Flux News is still in development but implements some common features for an RSS reader. Keep in mind that this is a personal project which is moving forward depending on my free time. At the moment, the following is supported:

Dark Mode: Flux News has a material design inspired look in either light or dark themes.

Search for articles: Search for articles at the miniflux backend.

Mark as read on scrollover: Articles are marked as read when you scroll over them.

Open articles in an app: Articles can be opened in an already installed app.

Order articles by date: Articles can be ordered by date ascending or descanding.

Filter articles by status: Articles can be filtered by status (unread, read, starred).

Filter articles by category: Articles can be filtered by category.

Filter articles by feed: Articles can be filtered by feed.

Send an article: Articles can be send to third-party services if enabled.

Limitations:

• Being online is required (no fetching for offline reading).
• No user management.
• No feed or category management.

Permissions

• Internet permission is required to sync with the miniflux backend.
  
  

Disclaimer

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Modified BSD License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the Modified BSD License for more details.