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The full feature guide

Make time for your feeds.

A reader that makes room for the publications you follow, the stories you save, and the way you like to read.

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Follow your favorite corners of the web

  • RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed — Paste a feed URL or let Tyler discover feeds from a website. Import OPML from a file or link, or drop an OPML file into the app.
  • A useful starting point — Browse 90+ curated publications, search by name or category, and subscribe to several at once in a shared folder.
  • Folders and tags — Drag feeds between folders, edit feed names and URLs, and add color-coded tags across your library.
  • Refresh on your schedule — Set per-feed intervals, refresh manually, or pause periodic updates. Choose optional notifications and unread badges.

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A reader you can make your own

  • Three-pane reading — Resize the article list and adjust the reader typeface, text size, line width, and density. Choose light, dark, or system themes and reduced motion.
  • Full articles and offline images — Fetch full text on demand or automatically when opening a story. Saved text and cached images stay available offline.
  • Smart views and search — All, Unread, Starred, Today, and Archive views have live counts. Search article text, titles, authors, and feed names locally; find words within the open article.
  • Media and export — Play podcast/video enclosures and supported YouTube/Vimeo embeds. Export an article as Markdown, or print and save a PDF using your system print dialog.

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Optional summaries with your own endpoint

  • Your model and prompt — Configure an OpenAI-compatible base URL, API key, model ID, and prompt. A compatible local server can keep summarization on your machine.
  • Only when requested — Summaries are disabled by default. Article text goes to your configured endpoint only when you choose Summarize.
  • Keep reading — Browse while a summary generates, then copy the result. Generated summaries stay in memory for the app session, outside your saved library and backups.
  • Local settings — Endpoint settings and any API key are stored locally and included in exported backups. Optional input/output word limits let you control the request.

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Your library goes with you

  • Portable backups — Export a .tyler.zip archive of your library, settings, and cached media. Restore validates the backup and keeps a safety copy.
  • Subscriptions you can move — OPML import/export preserves folder structure.
  • A tidy collection — Archive stories, star favorites, view reading statistics, and set automatic retention. Cleanup preserves unread and starred articles.
  • Local storage — Library data lives in ~/.tyler-rss/ by default, or %USERPROFILE%\.tyler-rss on Windows. Open it from Settings → Feeds & storage.

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Content support and connections

  • Public article pages — Extraction does not bypass paywalls or sign-in. Pages rendered entirely by JavaScript may require Open original.
  • Streaming and embeds — Original pages and streamed audio/video contact their providers and need a network connection and system webview codec support.
  • No app telemetry — Feed, article, media, and OPML requests support the features you use.
  • Website and app privacy — This store uses Umami page and link analytics. Read Tyler’s complete network disclosure for app-specific requests.

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Keyboard shortcuts

Use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux. Article shortcuts pause while you type in a field or use an overlay.

Command palette
Cmd/Ctrl+K
Library search
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Next / previous article
↓ / ↑
Toggle read / unread
m
Mark unread / star
u / s
Refresh feeds
r
Find within article
Cmd/Ctrl+F
Next / previous find match
Enter / Shift+Enter
Print / save PDF
Cmd/Ctrl+P
Reader font size
Cmd/Ctrl+plus / minus
Shortcut reference / dismiss
? / Esc

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