Folo

RSSNext/FoloReviewed by Radar

What it does

Folo is a news and feed reader. You subscribe to websites, newsletters, podcasts, video channels and social feeds, and read them all in one place. AI can summarize articles, translate them, answer questions about what you follow and write daily briefings. Your subscriptions sync between the website, phone apps and the desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux. It works through Folo's online service, so your feeds and reading history are kept there. You can use its AI models or bring your own API key.

How easy it is to install

B · installer plus one simple step · Windows

Windows has a code-signed .exe installer and a Microsoft Store listing, and there is a web version; the extra step is signing in so your feeds sync. Node is only needed to build it from source.

Numbers on GitHub

Stars: 39,205on Oct 31, 2026
Downloads: 30,987,88828,980 this week
Growth: +30stars in 5 days

Stars over time

Facts

Runs on: Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
You need to install: Nothing extra
To build from source: Node.js
Disk space: 158 MB–475 MB · from the installer
Accounts or keys: AI model provider of your choice (optional, to use your own key)
Cost: Freemium · The README does not list prices. AI features use Folo's hosted models or your own API key.
License: AGPL-3.0 (Copyleft)
Can replace: Feedly, Inoreader
Last update: Oct 30, 2026

Risk signals (3)

Infocloud account service
README.md: Folo "keeps your subscriptions, read status and stars in sync across all of them" and offers "An inbox with its own email address for newsletters", which means your data is stored on Folo's servers.
AI review
Infobuilt in updater
The desktop release includes latest-linux.yml and latest-mac.yml update files, and README badges read versions from https://ota.folo.is/versions.
AI review
Infolicense exception icons
README.md: "All content in the `icons/mgc` directory is copyrighted by https://mgc.mingcute.com/ and cannot be redistributed."
AI review

Evidence is shown in its original language.

What Radar could not check

Which features are free and which need a paid plan.
Whether you can use the desktop app without creating an account.
What reading data Folo's servers keep and for how long.
Real API cost if you connect your own AI key.