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.

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