RSSimple

Minimalist Electron RSS reader with glassmorphic design. Now includes a sidebar feed list with filtering and editable feed names.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Run the app:

   npm start

Features

• Click Upload OPML to choose a feeds.opml file and import RSS feed URLs. The OPML file is copied to a local feeds folder and loaded on start.
• Fetch latest articles for each feed and show preview images when available.
• Fallback to open-graph images if feeds don't provide one.
• Simple list view of articles with a modal reader.
• Local JSON storage of feeds and articles so your subscriptions persist between runs.
• Sidebar with feed filtering.
• Edit feed titles inline.
• Categorize feeds with custom tags.
• Automatically tag all feeds using your chosen Ollama model with the Auto Tag button.
• Feed names wrap automatically so long titles aren't cut off.
• Delete feeds with the ✖ button.
• Add new feeds manually.
• Dropdown to quickly switch between feeds.
• Dark mode that follows system preference.
• Weighted feed sorting based on how often you open a feed.
• Slower feeds move toward the bottom of the list as their load time is measured.
• "All Recent" tab aggregates articles from the past week.
• Feeds only load when selected or refreshed, so the app doesn't fetch on startup.
• Reader mode with adjustable font and background color.
• Summarize articles with your chosen Ollama model.
• Improved reader formatting and responsive layout.
• Hidden scrollbars for a cleaner look.
• Settings modal for customisation.
• Graceful error handling when feeds fail to load.
• Mark articles as favorites with the ★ button and view them in a Favorites tab.
• Quick search box with date filtering for recent articles.
• Choose between sidebar, bottom bar or gallery layouts in settings.
• Subscribe to podcasts and browse them in the Podcast Library.
• Episode lists show cover art with Play and Download options.
• Transcripts are stored when available so episodes appear in search results.
• Organise feeds visually in the News Library with custom logos.
• "Ask Simpli" dialog with optional web search via SearxNG and Ollama models.
• SearxNG instance can be changed in the Settings panel.
• Refresh feeds quietly in the background so the "All Recent" feed no longer steals focus.
• Click Refresh Feed to reload only the current feed.
• RSSimple automatically refreshes all feeds every 30 minutes.

Ask Simpli

1. Install Ollama and make sure it is running:

   ollama serve

2. Pull a model with good context length. Lightweight options like phi3 or llama3 work well:

   ollama pull phi3

3. Run RSSimple with npm start.
4. Click Ask Simpli to open the dialog. Choose your model and type a question.
5. Enable Web search to include SearxNG results using the instance set in Settings.

Ask Simpli fetches today's article list and (when enabled) a short set of web results. The Ollama model replies conversationally, explaining the steps it took and citing which websites were used from SearxNG.