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NewsNow

A clean web reader that collects real-time trending news from many sources in one place.

GitHub Download v0.0.43
Stars
22.2k
Forks
6.1k
Licence
MIT
Language
TypeScript
Last update
24 days ago
Type
App

What it is

NewsNow is a web app that gathers currently trending news from a range of sources and shows it in a simple, minimal reading layout. It refreshes on a schedule and caches results so pages load quickly and sources are not hit too often. You can also run your own copy of it, for example on Cloudflare Pages or Vercel.

  • Open the hosted site to browse trending headlines in one view
  • Deploy your own copy to Cloudflare Pages or Vercel without login or caching
  • Enable GitHub OAuth login to sync data and force-refresh the cache
  • Connect an MCP-compatible client to the newsnow-mcp-server package

Great for

  • People who want a quick, uncluttered view of what is trending in the news
  • Developers who want to self-host a personal news reader
  • Users who want to connect the service to an MCP-compatible AI client

Not ideal for

  • Anyone needing new contributions to the project: the README says it no longer accepts contributions while a successor, NewsNext, is in development
  • People who want a long-term, actively developed product: the README says a next-generation version is coming and the roadmap is not dated
  • Users needing full article text or a broad archive: the README describes only trending headlines and caching, not full archives
Step-by-step guide: how to use NewsNowInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Clone and build from source

    You'll need: Node.js 20 or newer · pnpm (via corepack) · Docker (only if using the Docker deployment)

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/newsnext/newsnow

    Enable corepack

    corepack enable

    Install dependencies

    pnpm i

    Start the development server

    pnpm dev
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Install Node.js 20 or newer.
    • Clone the repository and run corepack enable.
    • Run pnpm i to install dependencies.
    • Run pnpm dev and open the local address it prints.
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use the MCP server config from the README to connect an AI client to the service
    • Set ENABLE_CACHE=true and configure GitHub OAuth to allow logged-in force refresh
    • Use Cloudflare D1 as the recommended database for deployments with login and caching
    • Check shared/sources and server/sources if you want to understand how data sources are defined

Downloads

Source code (.zip)main branch · straight from GitHubRelease v0.0.43Release notes and sourceOfficial website & docsnewsnow.busiyi.world

Strengths

  • Simple, clean reading interface focused on trending headlines
  • Caching and adaptive scraping intervals are built in to limit load on sources
  • MIT licensed with a straightforward deployment path

Trade-offs

  • The README states new contributions are no longer accepted and a successor project is coming
  • Setup for login, caching and database needs several configuration steps (GitHub app, environment variables, D1 database)
  • Latest release v0.0.43 ships without binaries, so you run it from source or a platform

How it compares

ProjectStarsTypeLevelUpdatedBest for
newsnow (this)22.2kAppintermediate24 days agoPeople who want a quick, uncluttered view of what is trending in the news
Horizon11.6kAppintermediate4 days agoPeople who want a personalized daily news digest they run themselves

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.