Folo
Folo is a free, open-source email and calendar app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Folo is an open-source AI RSS reader that brings everything you follow into one calm timeline, then helps you read it. It has 39,178 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.
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About Folo
Folo is an open-source AI RSS reader that brings everything you follow into one calm timeline, then helps you read it. Follow blogs, news sites, newsletters, podcasts, video channels and social feeds in one place, ask AI about what you read, get a digest of your day, and let summaries and translations do the heavy lifting.
Install Folo
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install --cask foloAUR (Arch Linux)
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Is Folo free and open source?
Yes. Folo's source code is public on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Folo?
Homebrew: brew install --cask folo and the AUR package folo-appimage. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: desktop/v1.16.0).
Is Folo still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 24, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.