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Folio

Alan Huang

A reader for your self-hosted FreshRSS server

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Opens the official F-Droid page

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About Folio

Folio is a reader for self-hosted RSS, built as a clean client for FreshRSS over the Google Reader API. Connect to your own server and read your feeds.

Features

Connect to a self-hosted FreshRSS server using the Google Reader API

Sign in to multiple accounts and switch between them

Browse subscriptions and categories

Manage feeds: add by URL, rename, move between folders, and unsubscribe; rename and delete folders

Read by All, Unread, Starred, category, or feed

Article list with feed, time, excerpt, thumbnail, and read state

A clean reader view with images, share, and open in browser

Reader mode: fetch the original page for the full-text article

Mark read or unread and star, synced back to your server

Background sync and offline reading

Search recent articles by title, feed, or text

A selectable appearance: choose the launcher icon and matching theme

Built with Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3.

Folio is free software licensed under the GNU GPLv3, with no proprietary dependencies, no tracking, and no advertising.

What's new in 0.10.0

Article and reader-mode images now display from nested, lazy-loaded, picture, and relative sources. Headings, lists, quotes, emphasis, and links retain their formatting. Long-press icon buttons to see their actions. On Android 12 and newer, the cold-start splash follows the selected theme.

How to install Folio

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open Folio from your app drawer.

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