Settings
Every setting and what it does.
Open settings with Mod+,.
Reading
- Auto-mark as read — mark articles read after a delay (Instantly, 1s, 3s, 5s).
- Mark read on scroll — mark read when you reach the bottom.
- Hide read articles — show only unread items in the list.
- Default reader format — Titles / Teaser / Full.
- Open links in — Reader pane (default) or system browser.
Feeds & sync
- Refresh interval — 15 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 4 hr, or Manual.
- Refresh on launch — fetch new articles when Feaster opens.
- Refresh on network reconnect — fetch when the network comes back.
- Articles to keep — 100, 500, 2,000, or All.
- Notification on new articles — desktop badge / notification.
Knowledge Base
- Prompt save on finish — suggest saving when you reach the bottom of an article.
- Default excerpt — First paragraph, Teaser, or None.
- Require note when saving — disable the Save button until a note exists. Default off.
- Suggest tags — autocomplete from recent tags and feed defaults.
Appearance
- Reading font — Newsreader, Iowan Old Style, Georgia, Literata.
- Interface font — IBM Plex Sans, System UI, Söhne.
- Reading size — S (16px), M (18px), L (20px), XL (22px).
- Theme — Paper, Sepia, Dark, Auto.
- Accent color — Terracotta, Olive, Ink Blue, Plum, Bronze.
Keyboard
Every shortcut is listed and rebindable. See keyboard shortcuts.
Data & Privacy
- Anonymous telemetry — opt-in, default off.
- Import OPML — bulk import feed subscriptions.
- Export Knowledge Base — Markdown (one file per entry) or JSON.
- Erase all data — confirmation-gated. Resets to empty state.