feedme

A read-only terminal UI for browsing Hacker News, Lobste.rs, and reddit.

Install (macOS/Linux)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/main/install.sh | bash

Other installation options (including Windows) available below.

Usage

# Browse Hacker News (default)
fm

# Browse Lobste.rs
fm -s lobsters

# Browse any subreddit
fm -s r/golang
fm -s r/bellingham
fm -s r/seinfeld

You can also switch sources from within the app by pressing s.

Keybindings

Key	Action
j / ↓	Move down
k / ↑	Move up
Enter / o	Open link in browser
c	View comments
b / Esc	Back to stories
Tab / l	Next feed
Shift+Tab / h	Previous feed
s	Switch source (HN, Lobste.rs, Reddit)
r	Refresh
v	Visual mode (in comments)
y	Yank selection to clipboard
m	Toggle mouse (for terminal copy)
?	Toggle help
q	Quit

Sources

Hacker News

• Top - Top stories
• New - Newest stories
• Best - Best stories
• Ask - Ask HN posts
• Show - Show HN posts

Lobste.rs

• Hot - Hottest stories
• New - Newest stories
• Recent - Recently active

Reddit (-s r/subreddit)

• Hot - Hot posts (default)
• New - Newest posts
• Top - Top posts
• Rising - Rising posts
• Best - Best posts

Other Installation Options

Download Binary

Download the latest release for your platform from the releases page.

macOS (Apple Silicon):

curl -L https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/releases/latest/download/fm_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv fm ~/.local/bin/

macOS (Intel):

curl -L https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/releases/latest/download/fm_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv fm ~/.local/bin/

Linux (amd64):

curl -L https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/releases/latest/download/fm_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv fm ~/.local/bin/

Linux (arm64):

curl -L https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/releases/latest/download/fm_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv fm ~/.local/bin/

Windows (PowerShell):

# Download and extract
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme/releases/latest/download/fm_windows_amd64.zip" -OutFile "$env:TEMP\fm.zip"
Expand-Archive -Path "$env:TEMP\fm.zip" -DestinationPath "$env:TEMP\fm" -Force

# Move to a directory in your PATH (e.g., create ~/bin)
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\bin"
Move-Item -Path "$env:TEMP\fm\fm.exe" -Destination "$env:USERPROFILE\bin\fm.exe" -Force

# Add to PATH (run once)
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";$env:USERPROFILE\bin", "User")

With Go

go install github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme@latest

From Source

git clone https://github.com/JonathanWThom/feedme.git
cd feedme
go build -o fm .
mv fm ~/.local/bin/

Note: Ensure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH. Add export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" to your shell config if needed.

Disclaimer

This project was largely "vibe coded" with Claude Code my own use. Did I read all of it? No. Does it work pretty well? Sure.

License

MIT