Flux News

<img src="assets/Flux_News_Starticon_Blue_Mac.png" width="150">

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. <br/><br/>

Download

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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

<p float="left"> <img src="screenshots/AllNewsLight.png" width="300"> <img src="screenshots/AllNewsDark.png" width="300"> <img src="screenshots/DrawerWithFeeds.png" width="300"> <img src="screenshots/NavBarMenu.png" width="300"> <img src="screenshots/Search.png" width="300"> <img src="screenshots/Settings.png" width="300"> </p>

Tablet

<p float="left"> <img src="screenshots/Tablet_Light.png" width="600"> <img src="screenshots/Tablet_Dark.png" width="600"> <img src="screenshots/Tablet_Portrait.png" width="600"> </p> <br/><br/>

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.

Truncate an article: Articles can be truncated to have a teaser instead of the full article text. <br/><br/>

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. <br/><br/>

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.