Glean is a self-hosted RSS reader and personal knowledge management tool designed to help information-intensive users efficiently manage their reading content through intelligent RSS aggregation. It offers comprehensive RSS/Atom subscription support (including OPML import and export), delivers a smart reading experience with content filtering, and provides convenient "read later" and bookmarking features. Content can be precisely organized using multi-level folders and tags.
Glean features a background synchronization mechanism that updates every 15 minutes, a modern, responsive dark-themed user interface, and an admin dashboard for user management and system monitoring. It emphasizes complete user data ownership and supports easy Docker deployment.
Future updates to Glean will integrate advanced features such as AI-powered recommendations, a rules engine, and AI-assisted article summarization with keyword extraction.
Glean Core Features:
RSS Subscriptions – Subscribe to and manage RSS/Atom feeds, with support for OPML import/export
Smart Reading – A clean reading experience with content filtering
Read Later – Save articles to read later, with automatic cleanup support
Folders & Tags – Organize content using multi-level folders and tags
Favorites System – Bookmark subscribed articles or external links
Background Sync – Subscriptions are automatically updated every 15 minutes
Self‑Hosted – Docker deployment with full control over your data
Modern Interface – Beautiful, responsive warm‑dark theme interface
Admin Panel – User management and system monitoring