A modern, self-hosted RSS reader built with SvelteKit and Bun. Clean interface, fast performance, and all the features you need to stay on top of your feeds.
- Folder Organization - Group your feeds into folders for easy navigation
- Dual View Modes - Switch between compact list view and visual card view with images
- Adjustable Font Size - Customize article list text size with +/- offset
- Highlighted Feeds - Mark important feeds to sort their articles first or emphasize them visually (or both)
- Similar Articles Grouping - Automatically groups articles about the same topic together
- Semantic Embeddings - Optional AI-powered grouping via Ollama (local), OpenAI, or any OpenAI-compatible API
- Title Matching - Built-in Dice coefficient fallback for title-based similarity
- Separate configurable thresholds for each method
- Auto Mark as Read - Automatically mark articles as read when scrolling past them
- Smart Refresh - Adaptive per-feed refresh rates based on publication frequency and your reading habits
- Full Content Extraction - Automatically fetches full article content using Mozilla Readability
- Article Filters - Hide unwanted content with keyword-based rules and regex patterns (supports AND/OR logic)
- Instapaper Integration - Save articles to read later with one click
- OPML Import/Export - Easy migration from other RSS readers
- Dark Mode - Full dark/light theme support
- Mobile Responsive - Works great on desktop and mobile devices
- Real-time Updates - Server-Sent Events push new articles to your browser instantly
- Frontend: SvelteKit 2, Svelte 5, TailwindCSS 4, shadcn-svelte
- Runtime: Bun
- Backend: SvelteKit API routes, bun:sqlite
- Database: SQLite with WAL mode for performance
# Install dependencies
bun install
# Start development server
bun run dev# Using Docker Compose (recommended)
docker-compose up -d
# Or build and run manually
docker build -t zib .
docker run -p 3000:3000 -v zib-data:/app/data zibThe app will be available at http://localhost:3000.
ZIB stores all data in a SQLite database. By default, this is located at data/rss.db. You can change this by setting the DATABASE_PATH environment variable.
DATABASE_PATH=/path/to/your/rss.dbMIT