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its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I currently don’t have a separate task on GitHub. But GitHub releases are one place to keep track or need to create a new issue or discussion separate for feedbin.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
Thanks, people are entitled to their opinions, so I am fine with it. I am building to learn and play around with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform and want to have an RSS app I like to use. So, I will continue working on it.

I did experiment with light mode a while back. I didn't end up implementing it. But maybe in future, I will add it as an option . Here is the sample of it

https://x.com/its_sasikanth/status/1737280450127704222?s=20

its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I do have plans to support integrations/3rd party services.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
It’s technically entirely possible to do this with Kotlin WASM support. I was thinking about it a couple days ago. Maybe a fun experiment to try out.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I was initially debating whether to use native UI or not. But Compose Multiplatform offered the flexibility to provide UI for multiple platforms, so decided to try that out instead.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I do plan to support desktop environments eventually. But the current plan is to work on features and large screen layout support.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
Yeah, I wasn’t sure if I should include that or not. But some users did highlight that before with the app. So went with it, but yeah fair point. Looks like the title is modified already.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I am working on labels, hopefully soon
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
Oh yeah, Net News Wire is amazing. It’s one of the inspiration for me when working on Twine. A fully featured open source project.

I just wanted to try out the new multiplatform technology and build a app I would want to use

fwiw, I do have plans to support integrations/3rd party services this year.

its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
Not at the moment. I am currently working on labels/folders support. So, hopefully I can finish it in next couple of weeks
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
It’s entirely possible to create a desktop target with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform. I do have plan to improve the large screen layout support and do the desktop version. My initial priority is to first work on features.
its_sasikanth··on Show HN: Twine – Open source multiplatform RSS app
I used Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for iOS. So not entirely native app and uses Material components. Not a web wrapper though, well, except for the reader view which uses webview of the platform.
its_sasikanth··on Ask HN: What apps have you created for your own use?
I wanted a nice-looking RSS app. So created Twine, a cross-platform app written in Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform

https://github.com/msasikanth/twine