# KiJi

KiJi is a modern, performant RSS reader built to stay open for weeks or months: light on memory and CPU, with fixed cache limits, a virtualized article list, small refresh batches that pause during sleep, and automatic log cleanup, so memory does not keep growing. Stations, Defuddle/Readability extraction, Markdown sync for saved articles.

KiJi is free and open source, and runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux as native Tauri builds (x64, and ARM64 where supported). Tagline: "A modern, performant RSS reader."

Brand summary:

- Built to stay open — runs for weeks or months without slowing down; caches have fixed limits, the list renders only what is on screen, refresh runs a few feeds at a time and pauses during sleep, and logs older than two days are deleted.
- Local-only — no account, no server; all data is stored in a local SQLite database.
- Stations — feeds grouped by tags; views switch between unread and saved; no algorithmic timeline.
- Reader mode — Defuddle and Readability extraction engines convert full page HTML into clean article text.
- Markdown sync — saved articles are written to a local folder as Markdown files.
- Reader themes — 13 book-style themes (Paper, Sepia, Calm, Eye Care, Washi, Parchment, Newsprint, E-Ink, Solarized, Quiet, Midnight, OLED Night, High Contrast), each with a light and a dark version.
- Assistant access (MCP) — Claude Desktop (one-click extension), Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (install links), Codex, and any MCP app can read what the user shares: the article open in KiJi, stations, feeds, articles by time range, search, a digest, and saved articles with highlights. Optional changes (mark read, star, save) only behind a separate "Allow assistants to make changes" switch. Off by default, runs on the user's computer through the local `kiji-app --mcp` server; set up in Settings → Assistant.

Official pages:

- Website: https://kiji.yomilab.app/
- 简体中文: https://kiji.yomilab.app/zh-Hans/
- 日本語: https://kiji.yomilab.app/ja/
- Downloads: https://kiji.yomilab.app/download/
- Resources: https://kiji.yomilab.app/resource/
- Changelog: https://kiji.yomilab.app/changelog/
- Privacy: https://kiji.yomilab.app/privacy/
- AI assistants (MCP) feature and setup: https://kiji.yomilab.app/assistant/
- Feedback page: https://kiji.yomilab.app/support/
- Updates RSS: https://kiji.yomilab.app/feed.xml
- Feedback: hello@yomilab.app
- Release manifest: https://kiji.yomilab.app/release.json
- GitHub Releases: https://github.com/yomilab/kiji-app/releases/latest
- Resource repo: https://github.com/yomilab/kiji-resource

Product behavior and brand guidance are defined in kiji-doc first, then synced to public repositories.