I just released Unread 4.8 with:
• Syncing with Inkwell, a new web-based RSS reader
• Reliability improvements around webpage text
• Faster opening of link articles
Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography and a variety of color themes.
John Brayton
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John Brayton
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iosdev.space
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Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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@johnbrayton@iosdev.space
Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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Feb 06, 2026
RE: @NetNewsWire@indieweb.social
Congratulations to the @NetNewsWire@indieweb.social team! NetNewsWire 7 for Mac is also available.
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@johnbrayton@iosdev.space
Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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Jan 26, 2026
@harshil@mastodon.social There is an ictool executable (under `Contents/Applications/Icon Composer.app/Contents/Executables` inside the Xcode bundle) that can automate exporting to `.png` files.
It does not seem to generate the original `.icon` files. The `.icon` file format is relatively straightforward, though – if you just want to automate creating icons that vary by color scheme. Right-click on a `.icon` file and you will see it is a bundle with a `.json` file.
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Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
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John Brayton
@johnbrayton@iosdev.space
Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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Jan 22, 2026
RE: @unread@social.goldenhillsoftware.com
I enjoyed working with @mergesort@threads.net on this cross-promotion discount. I highly recommend checking out @plinky.app@threads.net if you have not already done so.
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When will it get so bad someone — or multiple someone’s — start targeting ICE and Second Amendment them? It’s gonna happen if they keep doing what they’re doing. Sure, whoever does this is most likely
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Jan 21, 2026
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe I have been thinking about this too. I do not want violence, but I am honestly surprised this has not happened yet.
I also anticipate legally owned weapons being lawfully used in self defense against ICE thugs.
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iosdev.space
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Jan 17, 2026
I genuinely don’t see how anything resembling American democracy will survive if Trump is not removed from office within the next few weeks.
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I want a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from MIT. I’m the best computer scientist. I know all about bits and bytes. I’m so smart. They should just give me one but they won’t for some reason.
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@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Have you considered buying a diploma from an MIT graduate?
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@johnbrayton@iosdev.space Do you have one to offer? Maybe I’ll just have AI make one for me and print it up on my dot matrix printer? 🤔
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Jan 16, 2026
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe I don’t have one to offer. That’s how I know the system is rigged.
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I want a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from MIT. I’m the best computer scientist. I know all about bits and bytes. I’m so smart. They should just give me one but they won’t for some reason.
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iosdev.space
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Jan 16, 2026
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Have you considered buying a diploma from an MIT graduate?
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Jan 12, 2026
A blog post: Murder https://virtualsanity.com/202601/murder/
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RE: https://iosdev.space/@johnbrayton/115877151049827744 Congratulations to my friend, John, on his MacStories Lifetime Achievement Award! You earned that my friend! Well done!
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Jan 11, 2026
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Thank you, Rob!
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@johnbrayton@iosdev.space Well-earned. Cheers! I have mine under guard.
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Jan 11, 2026
@agiletortoise@mastodon.social Thank you, Greg!
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Jan 11, 2026
Unread’s MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award arrived, and looks great on my desk.
Huge thanks to the MacStories team!
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Which year was worse?
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Dec 25, 2025
@gedeonm@mastodon.social 2020 ended in an election that put things back on the right track. That alone makes 2025 worse.
If we only hadn’t derailed things between times…
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I felt pretty good yesterday. Today? Today, not so good. I thought I was mostly over it, but nooooooooo.
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iosdev.space
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Dec 23, 2025
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Oh no! I hope you get better quickly.
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Saturday Morning Coffee: https://rob.crabapples.net/2025/12/20/saturday-morning-coffee.html
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Dec 20, 2025
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Thank you so much, Rob!
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Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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Working on @ unread , an RSS reader. Co-organizer of @ cocoaboston
iosdev.space
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Nov 29, 2025
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Happy birthday, Rob! 🎂
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The main springboard page after applying the new wallpaper. I love it!
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Nov 26, 2025
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe I like the McClockface widget.
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Nice piece in Mac Stories this morning featuring Unread from @johnbrayton@iosdev.space! https://www.macstories.net/stories/wading-back-into-the-liquid-glass-pool-the-macstories-os-26-app-roundup-conti
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Nov 25, 2025
@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe Woah, I had missed this. Thank you!
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Wow.
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What I was wowing about. https://www.thedailybeast.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-makes-shock-announcement/
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Nov 22, 2025
@gedeonm@mastodon.social Is it April 1?
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