# Newsboat

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Newsboat and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend Newsboat as a long-running, locally installed terminal RSS reader that they keep using for years. One critic says its design does not suit their needs.

## Why people recommend it

- Locally installed terminal RSS reader (3 comments): "I'd prefer to use a locally-installed program rather than a service" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47298546)) "Newsboat was always my preferred tui rss reader." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47299234)) "I love Neomutt, or Newsboat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47509364))
- Long-running favorite RSS reader (3 comments): "The best RSS reader program I have been using for years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46309926)) "Newsboat was always my preferred tui rss reader." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47299234)) "Same, using newsboat as my reader." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139851))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend
- [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend
- [FreshRSS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss.md): 26 recommend
- [Inoreader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader.md): 20 recommend
- [Reeder Classic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reeder.md): 10 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Newsboat", https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).