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Welcome to Lion Reader

Lion Reader

Lion Reader is a modern, self-hostable feed reader built for people who care about their reading experience. Whether you’re following hundreds of feeds or just a handful, Lion Reader brings all your content together in one fast, elegant interface.

This interactive demo shows the real Lion Reader UI — browse the sidebar to explore different features and see what makes this reader special. Everything you see here works exactly like the production app.

Key Features

  • All your content in one place — Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, receive email newsletters directly into your reader, and save articles from around the web for later reading.
  • AI-powered reading — Get instant article summaries powered by Claude, listen to entries with high-quality text-to-speech narration, and let ML-powered scoring predict which articles you’ll love.
  • MCP integration — Connect AI assistants like Claude Desktop directly to your feeds via the Model Context Protocol. Let your AI help you search, organize, and manage your reading list.
  • Keyboard-first design — Navigate your entire reading experience without touching your mouse. Every action has a keyboard shortcut.
  • Real-time updates — New entries appear instantly via Server-Sent Events. No refreshing, no polling, just seamless updates as content arrives.
  • Progressive Web App — Install Lion Reader on desktop or mobile for a native app experience. Share articles directly from your phone.
  • Privacy-focused — Self-hostable and open source. No ads, no data selling, no third-party analytics. You control your data completely.
  • Smart scoring — Rate articles and Lion Reader learns your preferences using TF-IDF and Ridge Regression to predict scores for new content.

Explore the Demo

The sidebar is organized into sections that showcase different capabilities:

  • Feed Types — See how Lion Reader handles RSS feeds, email newsletters, and saved articles
  • Reading Experience — Explore full content fetching, AI summaries, text-to-speech, and keyboard navigation
  • Organization & Search — Learn about tags, full-text search, ML-powered scoring, and OPML import/export
  • Integrations & Sync — Discover MCP integration, WebSub push, the PWA, and real-time updates

Ready to take control of your reading? Sign up to start using the full app, or check out the source code on GitHub to self-host your own instance.