# Monfil: follow your whole field from one window Monfil is a free desktop feed reader for macOS, Windows and Linux. It follows RSS and Atom feeds, Substack, Google Alerts, YouTube, GitHub and GitLab releases, Hacker News, arXiv, Bluesky, Mastodon, developer conferences and job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) in one place. You paste the link of a page and Monfil finds the feed. There is no account, no Monfil server and no algorithm: items arrive newest first and your data stays on your computer. [Download Monfil](https://monfil.app/download) · [Feedpacks](https://monfil.app/feedpacks) · [Documentation](https://monfil.app/docs) · [Source on GitHub](https://github.com/theopnv/monfil) ## Paste a link, Monfil finds the feed You do not need to find a feed URL. Paste the page you read, and Monfil finds the feed behind it. | Source | Paste | You follow | | --- | --- | --- | | Websites and blogs | Any page on the site | Its posts | | GitHub | A repository, a user, or an organization | Releases, or public activity | | GitLab | A project, also on a self-hosted GitLab | Releases | | Hacker News | news.ycombinator.com | The front page, stories with 100+ or 300+ points, Show HN, or Ask HN | | arXiv | A category listing, such as arxiv.org/list/cs.AI/recent | New papers in that category | | Bluesky | A profile link or a handle | A person's posts | | Mastodon | A profile link, a tag link, or @user@server | A person's posts, or the posts with a tag | | YouTube | A channel, a video, or a playlist | New videos | | Substack and Google Alerts | The publication, or the alert feed | New posts, or new alerts | | Developer conferences | Topics and places, such as kubernetes, cloud in France, or a developers.events link | Conferences that start, open or close their call for papers | | Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby and other job boards | A company job board | New job postings from that company | ## What Monfil does - **A radar for your field.** Workspaces group your sources. Unread counts show where something new happened. Saved searches stay as pills with a count of new matching items. - **You pick every source.** Items arrive newest first. Nothing is ranked or hidden. - **Feedpacks.** 36 curated packs with 1179 sources. Install one in one click. - **Private by design.** No account, no Monfil server. Feeds, read state and saved articles stay in a local database. Anonymous usage stats are off unless you agree. - **Portable.** OPML import and export. - **Search.** Phrases, OR, exclusions and title: filters, across every source. ## Who uses it - Engineers follow release notes, team blogs and Hacker News stories with 300+ points. - Security teams follow advisories, research labs, threat reports and researchers on Bluesky and Mastodon. - Researchers follow new papers in their arXiv categories and lab blogs. - Founders follow competitors' changelogs, newsletters and the people who shape their market. - Job seekers follow company job boards with a saved search for their role and city. ## Questions ### What is Monfil? Monfil is a free desktop feed reader for macOS, Windows and Linux. It follows blogs, release notes, papers, social posts, videos and job boards from the sources you pick, and shows them in one place. There is no account and no algorithm. ### Which sources can I follow? RSS and Atom feeds, Substack, Google Alerts, YouTube channels and playlists, GitHub and GitLab releases, Hacker News, arXiv categories, Bluesky, Mastodon, developer conferences from developers.events, and job boards such as Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. ### Do I need to find the feed URL myself? No. Paste the link of the page you read, such as a GitHub repository, a YouTube channel or a company job board. Monfil finds the feed behind it. When a page has more than one feed, you pick the one you want. ### Is Monfil free? Yes. The desktop app is free and has no ads. ### Is my data private? Monfil has no account and no Monfil server. Your feeds, read state and saved articles stay on your device. Anonymous usage stats are off unless you agree in the app. Fetching feeds, articles and images connects to the sites that publish them. ### Which systems does Monfil run on? macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon and Intel, Windows 10 and 11, and 64-bit Linux with .deb and .rpm packages. There is no mobile app. ### Can I bring my feeds from another reader? Yes. Monfil imports and exports OPML, the file format that most feed readers use for subscriptions. ### Is Monfil open source? Monfil is source-available under the Business Source License 1.1. You can read, build and change the code, and use it for personal and internal business use. Each version changes to the MIT License four years after its release. ### How do I report a bug or ask for a feature? Open an issue on GitHub. Bug reports and ideas are welcome.