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WORLD NEWS
World News CLI is a full-screen terminal news reader for Python. Pick a category, skim headlines, open the story, speak it aloud, or summarize with AI when you want help.
Free on PyPI as worldnews-cli. Runs in Windows Terminal, macOS, and Linux.
$ pip install worldnews-cli && worldnews
Install
Get it running
Needs Python 3.9+. Install the package, then start the app with
worldnews or news.
- pip
pip install worldnews-cli - pipx
pipx install worldnews-cli - uv
uv tool install worldnews-cli - run
worldnews - module
python -m worldnews - win py
py -m pip install worldnews-cli - win run
py -m worldnews
Python or pip not on PATH?
On Windows, python and pip often fail with "not recognized" even
after install. Use the launcher instead:
-
Install:
py -m pip install worldnews-cli -
Run:
py -m worldnews
If python works but worldnews does not, Scripts is probably off
PATH. Use python -m worldnews (same idea on macOS/Linux).
Permanent fix on Windows: reinstall from
python.org
and check Add python.exe to PATH, or add your Python
Scripts folder to the user PATH in Environment Variables.
- voice
pip install "worldnews-cli[voice]" - tech
worldnews --category tech - offline
worldnews --offline - version
worldnews --version
Mobile
Phones and small screens
This is a terminal app, not a store app. On Android it usually runs inside Termux. On a narrow screen the layout collapses to list-or-reader instead of three panes.
Android (Termux)
- Install Termux from its official site or F-Droid (not a random Play Store clone).
- Open Termux and run the commands below.
- Prefer
python -m worldnewsifworldnewsis missing from PATH.
- deps
pkg update && pkg install python libxml2 libxslt libjpeg-turbo - pip
pip install worldnews-cli - voice
pip install "worldnews-cli[voice]" - extras
pkg install termux-api ffmpeg - run
python -m worldnews
termux-api helps open links in the system browser. ffmpeg helps some
voice playback paths.
iOS and other options
There is no App Store build. On iOS, people sometimes use a-Shell or iSH with Python and pip,
but setup is fiddly and packages can fail. A steadier path is SSH (JuiceSSH, ConnectBot, or
similar) into a machine that already has worldnews installed.
Limitations
- Not a native mobile UI. You are in a terminal. Touch works for taps, but the app is keyboard-first.
- Width changes the layout. Below about 84 columns you get one column at a time. Enter opens the reader; Esc goes back to the list.
- Complex scripts. Malayalam, Hindi, Arabic, and similar scripts often
overlap in cell-grid terminals. Default safe mode hides those glyphs in the TUI; press
oto read in a browser, ortto hear the story. - Fonts matter. In Termux, install a font that covers the languages you care about (for example Noto). Without that, more characters look broken.
- Install weight. You need Python plus native libs (
libxml2,libxslt, JPEG). First install can take a while on older phones. - Battery and data. Fetching feeds uses the network. Speak and AI features add more work when you turn them on.
Columns Layout
100+ Sidebar + list + reader
84-99 List first; Enter opens the reader
under 84 Single column; Enter = reader, Esc = list
under 56 Compact rows and short key hints
Features
Made for reading in a terminal
Keyboard first. Offline cache. Infinite headline pages. Works on wide desktops and phone-width terminals.
- 01
Three panes, one keyboard
Feeds on the left, headlines in the middle, article on the right. Themes range from Newsroom to High Contrast.
- 02
Hear the piece
Press t to speak the article. Edge TTS is free by default. Fish Audio, Gemini, and Groq are optional.
- 03
AI when you ask
Summarize or explain from the action row. The free OpenCode Zen path needs no API key.
- 04
Your own feeds
Built-in categories (Tech, Anime, AI, and more) plus My Feeds. Paste a site or RSS URL and discovery fills the rest when it can.
Inside the TUI
Feeds, list, reader
The mock below cycles stories the way the live app feels.
worldnews v0.4.3 · ready j/k · enter · t speak
Keys
Home-row controls
A few bindings cover most of the day.
j / k Move in the list
Enter Open article
a / e AI summarize / explain
t Speak (again to stop)
/ Filter headlines
b Bookmark
o Open in browser
s Settings
1–9 Jump category
? Help
FAQ
Quick answers
Straight replies for install, PATH issues, and what the app actually does.
World News CLI (PyPI: worldnews-cli) is a full-screen terminal news reader built with Textual. You get a feeds rail, headline list, and article pane in one window, plus speak aloud and optional AI summarize.
Install Python 3.9+, then run pip install worldnews-cli and worldnews. Prefer an isolated tool install? Use pipx install worldnews-cli or uv tool install worldnews-cli.
Use the Windows Python launcher: py -m pip install worldnews-cli, then py -m worldnews. That works when python and pip are missing from PATH.
Call the module instead: python -m worldnews or py -m worldnews. Your Scripts folder is likely off PATH; the module form still finds the package.
No for reading. AI summarize can use a free OpenCode Zen path with no key. Other AI and voice providers are optional under Settings.
Yes on Android via Termux (install Python and deps, then pip install worldnews-cli and python -m worldnews). It is still a terminal UI, not a native app. On narrow screens the layout becomes list-or-reader. iOS has no official app; a-Shell/iSH or SSH to another machine are the usual workarounds.
No App Store build. Touch is secondary to keys. Complex scripts may not render well in Termux without a good font; safe mode hides them and you can press o for the browser or t to speak. First install needs native libraries and can be slow on older devices.
- Product site nishal21.github.io/News-CLI/
- Source on GitHub github.com/nishal21/News-CLI
- Author site nishal.dev