What Is the Latest Version of Newsboat and How Do I Get It?

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The latest version of Newsboat is 2.45, released on 4 October 2026. You can get it as a source tarball from newsboat.org, verify it with the project's OpenPGP key, and subscribe to the news feed for release announcements. Newsboat is an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console and an actively maintained fork of Newsbeuter.

Current release at a glance

Item Detail
Latest version 2.45
Release date 4 October 2026
Download Source tarball (with signature)
Documentation Docs and FAQ linked from the site
Release notes Changelog entry for 2.45
Update notifications News feed

How to get the latest version

  1. Go to newsboat.org and locate the current release section, which lists version 2.45 and its release date.
  2. Download the source tarball for 2.45.
  3. Download the accompanying signature file so you can verify the tarball's integrity.
  4. Verify the download using the project's OpenPGP key (see below).
  5. Read the documentation and FAQ and the changelog entry for 2.45 before building or upgrading.

Verifying the download

The project publishes its OpenPGP key with fingerprint:

B8B1 756A 0DDB F076 0CE6 7CCF 4ED6 CD61 932B 9EBE

Key ID: 4ED6CD61932B9EBE. You can download the key from keys.openpgp.org or directly from the project. Verifying the signature against this key confirms the tarball is the one the maintainers published.

Staying informed about new releases

  • News feed — subscribe to the site's news feed to receive updates on new releases and other announcements.
  • GitHub — the repository and issue tracker are hosted there.
  • Mailing list — Google Groups hosts [email protected].
  • IRC — the project hangs out on #newsboat at irc.libera.chat, reachable via a webchat. Note that there is no longer a channel on Freenode.

Checking older versions and changelogs

The site lists previous releases with their dates and links to tar.xz, asc (signature), docs, FAQ, and changelog for each. Recent entries include:

  • 2.44 — 21 June 2026
  • 2.43 — 22 March 2026
  • 2.42 — 28 December 2025
  • 2.41 — 21 June 2025
  • 2.40 — 21 June 2025

Earlier releases go back through the 2.x series, each with the same set of download and documentation links. If you need to pin an older version or review what changed between releases, the changelog links per version are the place to look.

Reporting a security issue

If you find a security vulnerability, email [email protected] and use the project's OpenPGP key if possible.