# Install snownews with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts Text mode RSS newsreader. Version 1.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:snownews ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install snownews ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install snownews ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/snownews/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install snownews ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: snownews from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:snownews - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.11 - **Source summary:** Text mode RSS newsreader - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - snownews (cli) - snownews (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - ncurses - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - gettext - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - libxml2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/snownews/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage snownews is a text-mode RSS and Atom feed reader for Linux and other Unix-like systems. It belongs to the long-running family of terminal newsreaders that package managers keep around for users who prefer feed reading, OPML files, and keyboard navigation over web services. ### Project history The official SourceForge code README says snownews was originally written by Oliver Feiler and describes it as a console RSS/Atom feed reader for Linux and other Unix platforms. The current SourceForge Git repository and release files show continued maintenance through the v1.11 release. The project stores feed lists directly as OPML under `~/.config/snownews/urls.opml`, which makes the program unusually transparent for a feed reader: migration from another reader is just OPML export/import, and advanced users can edit files directly. ### Adoption history SourceForge remains the official project and download home, while the input records packaging in Homebrew, Fedora/DNF, and MacPorts. That distribution pattern fits a small C/ncurses utility whose audience is mostly Unix terminal users. ### How it is used Users run `snownews` in a terminal to fetch and read RSS or Atom feeds, import feeds from OPML, open full articles in a browser, customize keybindings and colors, and use cookies or credential-bearing feed URLs for feeds that require authentication. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because snownews is the kind of small, durable terminal program that package managers preserve well: C source, ncurses UI, OPML data files, no hosted account requirement, and configuration in editable dotfiles. ### Timeline - 2023: SourceForge lists snownews 1.11 as the latest release. - 2023: SourceForge README metadata was updated for the v1.11 release. - 2026: SourceForge code browser still exposes the official Git repository. ### Related projects - Related terminal feed readers include Newsboat and older console RSS/RDF readers; snownews also interoperates with other feed readers through OPML. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/snownews/urls.opml, ~/.config/snownews/browser, ~/.config/snownews/keybindings, ~/.config/snownews/colors, ~/.config/snownews/cookies ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.config/snownews/urls.opml, ~/.config/snownews/cookies ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** snownews - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - snownews - 1.9-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: snownews from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A text mode RSS/RDF newsreader | https://github.com/msharov/snownews - MacPorts - snownews: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/snownews/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ncurses](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncurses/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [goread](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goread/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: atom, cli, feed-reader, productivity, rss. - [bulletty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bulletty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: atom, cli, feed-reader, productivity, rss. - [miniflux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/miniflux/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: atom, cli, feed-reader, productivity, rss. - [joe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, console, productivity, terminal. - [newsboat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newsboat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: atom, cli, feed-reader, productivity, rss. - [newsraft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newsraft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: atom, cli, feed-reader, productivity, rss. - [cbonsai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cbonsai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, productivity, terminal. - [fdclone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdclone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, console, productivity, terminal. - [nedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nedit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: c, cli, productivity, text. - [abook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abook/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, gettext, ncurses, productivity, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snownews.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/snownews.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph