March 8, 2026
Git your feeds together
CLI RSS/Atom feed reader inspired by Taskwarrior, synced using Git
No logins, offline vibes—Git-powered feeds ignite a 'CLI vs TUI' spat
TLDR: A new terminal RSS reader syncs across devices using Git, with no accounts or always-on servers. The community cheers the indie web revival while bickering over whether it’s truly “CLI,” debating Taskwarrior’s influence, and asking for saved searches—proof people want simple, private reading without subscriptions.
blogtato, a terminal-based (type-it-in) RSS/Atom reader inspired by Taskwarrior, just dropped with a quirky twist: it syncs your reads using Git, the code tool developers use to keep files in sync. No accounts, no subscriptions, works offline, and aims to be distraction-free. susam cheered, “Glad to see an RSS/Atom feed reader,” calling RSS—a simple way to subscribe to websites—the lifeline of the indie web. Feature hunters like treetalker immediately asked for saved searches. And the author, kantord, showed up, promising answers and soaking up feedback. It even lets you subscribe to blogtato releases for updates.
But the real drama? Semantics and nostalgia. IgorPartola swooped in with a pedant’s mic drop: “this is TUI and not CLI”—translation: it’s a text-based app with an interface, not raw command-line output you can bolt into other tools. That sparked jokes about “pipe dreams” and “Git your news.” Meanwhile, throwaway27448 questioned the Taskwarrior fan club: why worship a tough-to-use tool when “GTD” (do-your-tasks methods) already exists? Fans insist the minimal, keyboard-first vibe is the point. The name “blogtato” got potato puns galore—low-carb reader, high-starch opinions. Love it or nitpick it, people are hungry for simple, ad-free reading that doesn’t phone home.
Key Points
- •blogtato is a CLI RSS/Atom reader inspired by Taskwarrior, focusing on minimalism and distraction-free use.
- •It supports an optional Git-based, conflict-free synchronization across devices without accounts or servers.
- •Installation is via Cargo, with commands to add feeds, sync, list, open, mark read/unread, and export posts.
- •A simple query language provides filtering by feed, read status, and date, with grouping by date/week/feed and JSONL export.
- •Data is stored in JSONL files and synced with Git; all network operations are user-initiated and the app works offline.