Cobalt

Reading

Feeds

Follow feeds, search saved articles and read offline with images.

Version
1.0.14
Permissions
network
Requires
Cobalt 0.3.31
Install on your Kobo

Source code on GitHub

Subscribed feeds and articles in the Feeds app on a Kobo
Feeds: Browsing suggested feeds
Browsing suggested feeds
Feeds: Unread articles from one feed
Unread articles from one feed
Feeds: Searching saved articles
Searching saved articles
Feeds: Importing subscriptions from an OPML file
Importing subscriptions from an OPML file

New in 1.0.14

Addresses and searches are typed on Cobalt's own keyboard, feeds from an OPML file are ticked and added together, and each feed shows its unread count at the edge of its row.

App setup

Before you install

  1. Nothing is needed on a computer to follow feeds: add them on the reader. These steps bring a subscription list over from another feed reader.
  2. Set up the reader once over USB, if you have not already. kobo setup
  3. Export your subscriptions from the other feed reader as an OPML file, and check it. kobo feeds check subscriptions.opml
  4. Send the file to the reader. Then open Feeds and choose Import OPML. kobo feeds push subscriptions.opml

Commands need the kobo command on macOS, Linux or Windows WSL. This installs it ready-built, without touching the reader: curl -fsSL https://bandarlabs.github.io/Cobalt/install.sh | sh -s -- --no-setup

New to Cobalt?

Install Cobalt from your browser

Plug your Kobo into this computer and install Cobalt in about a minute. After that, apps install over Wi-Fi.

Works in Chrome, Edge and Opera. Check your Kobo is supported.

Install Cobalt

Already have Cobalt?

Link your Kobo to install

On your Kobo, open App Store, tap the globe in the top bar and choose Link browser. Scan the QR code, or enter the pairing code and verification key.