Where to Find Newsboat Documentation, FAQ, and Community Support

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Newsboat's official documentation and FAQ are linked directly from the project homepage at newsboat.org, alongside the source tarball and changelog for each release. For community help, the project points to a GitHub repository and issue tracker, a Google Groups mailing list, and the #newsboat channel on irc.libera.chat. Security vulnerabilities have a dedicated address, [email protected], and the project asks that reports be encrypted with its OpenPGP key where possible.

Official Documentation and FAQ

The homepage lists documentation and FAQ links next to each release. For the current version — 2.45, released on 4 October 2026 — the page offers the source tarball, its signature, documentation and FAQ, and the changelog entry.

Previous releases follow the same pattern, so you can pull the docs and FAQ that match the exact version you are running rather than reading only the latest. For example, the 2.44 entry (21 June 2026) links to its own tar.xz, asc signature, docs, FAQ, and changelog.

If you want to know when a new release or documentation update appears, the project offers a news feed you can subscribe to.

GitHub: Repository and Issue Tracker

The project hosts its repository and issue tracker on GitHub. Use the issue tracker for bug reports and feature requests rather than for general how-do-I questions, which fit better on the mailing list or IRC.

Mailing List and IRC

Channel Where Notes
Mailing list Google Groups, [email protected] The project keeps its mailing list here
IRC #newsboat on irc.libera.chat A webchat link is available for connecting without a local client

The homepage notes that the project no longer has a channel on Freenode, so any Freenode reference you find elsewhere is outdated — use irc.libera.chat.

Reporting Security Vulnerabilities

Security issues go to a separate address: [email protected]. The project asks that you use its OpenPGP key if at all possible.

  • Key ID: 4ED6CD61932B9EBE
  • Fingerprint: B8B1 756A 0DDB F076 0CE6 7CCF 4ED6 CD61 932B 9EBE
  • Download: keys.openpgp.org, or directly from the project

Which Channel to Use

  • Documentation or FAQ question → read the docs and FAQ linked for your version first.
  • Bug or feature request → GitHub issue tracker.
  • General help or discussion → mailing list or #newsboat on Libera.Chat.
  • Security vulnerability → [email protected], encrypted with the project key.