NewsFlash

Spec sheet

Purpose

NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an existing web-based RSS reader account.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Integrations

The README lists Miniflux, local RSS, Fever, FreshRSS, NewsBlur, Inoreader, Feedbin, and Nextcloud News among its service backends.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Support

Users can report issues through the project's GitLab issue tracker.Read 8 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Founded

2018Read 28 Sep 2026 · gitlab.com

Article extraction

Its built-in content grabber can download and extract full articles in many cases, but does not get around paywalls.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Download architectures

Flathub lists x86_64 and aarch64 as available architectures.Read 8 Oct 2026 · flathub.org

Extraction method

The content grabber checks website-specific rules first and falls back to Mozilla Readability when no custom rule is found.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Feedly status

The README says Feedly's API secret expired.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Importing feeds

The README recommends exporting an OPML file from FeedReader and importing it into NewsFlash to migrate local RSS feeds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Maintainer

The GNOME app page names Jan Lukas Gernert as maintainer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org

Other packages

The README lists Alpine, Nix, and Snap packages as unsupported and cautions that they may be outdated.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Packaging

The project identifies Flathub as its official package source.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Reading features

It offers desktop notifications, fast search and filtering, tagging, keyboard shortcuts, and access to articles for as long as the user likes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Release

The GNOME app page lists version 5.2.5, released on 2026-08-01.Read 8 Oct 2026 · apps.gnome.org

Plans and prices

Every NewsFlash plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• RSS Reader Software#27 of 337.4