Web News

Web News is a privacy-focused, offline-first RSS reader and full-text extractor. It combines a Svelte-based reactive frontend with a high-performance Go-based backend, available as a standalone web server or a native desktop application (Wails).

Features

• Privacy-First: No tracking, no accounts, no clouds. Your data stays in your browser.
• Offline-First: Articles, feeds, and settings are stored locally in IndexedDB.
• Desktop & Web: Run as a single Go binary or a native app via Wails.
• Full-Text Extraction: One-click "Read Mode" that pulls clean content from any URL.
• Global Search: Instant full-text search across your entire reading history.
• Vim-like Shortcuts: Navigate with j/k, save with s, and manage feeds without a mouse.
• Content Filtering: "Mute Filters" to automatically hide articles based on keywords.
• Smart Feed: Personalized ranking that learns from your reading habits locally.
• Activity Heatmap: Visualize your reading trends over the last 30 days.
• Bulk Actions: Multi-select mode to quickly manage large volumes of articles.
• Customizable Reader: Adjust font (Serif/Sans), size, and line height for a premium reading experience.

Privacy and Security

Web News follows a "zero-knowledge" philosophy:

1. Data Sovereignty: Your reading list and history never leave your device.
2. Anonymous Access: 16-digit account numbers for server access.
3. Local Cache: Full-text content is cached locally in IndexedDB for offline reading and instant access.
4. Hardened Backend: Built-in bot blocking, rate limiting, and secure token generation.

To-DO

• Reading time
• UI/UX Cleanup
• Use Go Mobile, remove Java RSS plugin.
• Export article(s)
• Favicon fetcher and caching

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21+
• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 9+
• Wails CLI (for desktop builds)

Build & Run (Web Server)

Requires Go 1.21+, Node.js 18+, pnpm 9+.

1. Build the binary:

   make build
   

2. Run it:

   ./bin/web-news
   

Build & Run (Desktop App)

Requires Go 1.25.4+, Wails 2.11.0+, Node.js 18+, pnpm 9+, WebKit2GTK 4.1+ (for Linux).

1. Launch Dev Mode:

   make desktop-dev
   

2. Build for current platform:

   make desktop-build
   

3. Cross-Compile:

   make desktop-windows  # Build for Windows
   make desktop-darwin   # Build for macOS (Universal)
   

Configuration

Server Flags

• --auth-mode: none (default), token, or multi.
• --allow-registration: Allow generating new account numbers (default: true).
• --auth-file: Path to the account storage (default: accounts.json).
• --port: Port to listen on (default: 8080).

Keyboard Shortcuts (Default)

• j / k: Next / Previous article
• r: Mark as read
• s: Toggle save
• x: Toggle select mode
• o: Open original URL

Development

• Dev Server: make dev (Starts Go backend + Vite frontend)
• Format & Lint: pnpm run format && pnpm run lint
• Clean Artifacts: make clean

License

MIT - See LICENSE for details.

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Created by Quad4