FeedTheMonkey

FeedTheMonkey is a desktop client for any server that implements the Greader API. When logging in, enter:

• FreshRSS: https://example.com/api/greader.php
• Miniflux: https://example.com
• Other compatible servers: consult your server's documentation for the Greader API endpoint It doesn't work as a standalone feed reader — it connects to a server to fetch articles and sync read state.

This is version 3, rewritten in Rust with GTK4 and libadwaita.

Dependencies

Runtime

• GTK 4 (gtk4)
• libadwaita (libadwaita)
• WebKitGTK 6 (webkitgtk-6.0)
• GLib / GIO (glib-2.0, gio-2.0)

On Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S gtk4 libadwaita webkitgtk-6.0

Build

• Rust toolchain (rustup / cargo)
• blueprint-compiler — compiles .blp UI files to .ui
• glib-compile-schemas — compiles GSettings schemas (part of glib2)
• glib-compile-resources — compiles GResource bundles (part of glib2)

On Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S blueprint-compiler glib2

Building

cargo build --release

The binary is at target/release/feedthemonkey.

Installing

sudo ./install.sh

This installs the binary, icon, desktop entry, and GSettings schema to /usr/local. Set PREFIX to install elsewhere:

sudo PREFIX=/usr ./install.sh

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
j or →	Next article
k or ←	Previous article
Return	Open in browser
r	Reload
F11	Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl+W	Quit
Ctrl++	Zoom in
Ctrl+-	Zoom out
Ctrl+0	Reset zoom

License

Copyright 2015–2026 Jeena

FeedTheMonkey is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.