# Nook: Read, Write, Own — Offline RSS reader and writer

> Offline RSS reader and writer (iPhone/iPad app by KANG SEUNGHYUN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-read-write-own/id6797773158 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [KANG SEUNGHYUN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797773160)
- Category: Productivity, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-08-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nook-read-write-own/id6797773158/reviews.md

## What is Nook?

Nook is an RSS reader for people who would rather choose what they read.

Add a feed, or paste a website and let Nook find the feed for you. Your
subscriptions, what you have read, and what you have starred live on your device.
There is no account to create, and nothing about your reading is sent anywhere.

A READER THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY

Articles render natively, with real typography rather than a web page squeezed into
a phone. Headings, quotes, code, tables, nested lists, images, and video all keep
their structure. Set the font, size, line height, letter spacing, and colours, and
switch any single feed to a full-page reader or the original site when its own
layout is worth keeping.

WORKS WITHOUT A NETWORK

Nook is offline-first, not offline-capable. It launches, lists, and reads with no
connection. Choose the articles to keep for later and decide when they expire.

SYNC WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT

Point Nook at a folder in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or anywhere else that syncs files,
and your feeds, read state, stars, categories, and folders follow you between
devices. The folder service moves the files; Nook merges them, per device, so two
devices changed at once do not overwrite each other. No server of ours is involved,
because there isn't one.

TRANSLATION, ON YOUR TERMS

Translate a full article or just the titles in a list. Apple Intelligence runs on
the device and costs nothing. Gemini is opt-in and uses an API key you provide,
kept in this device's Keychain and never placed in the sync folder.

ORGANISE IT HOWEVER YOU THINK

Folders for feeds, colour-coded categories for articles, keyword rules, and text
filters that collect what you would rather not see instead of deleting it.
Optionally let Apple Intelligence or Gemini sort new articles by subject.

QUIET BY DEFAULT

No advertising, no tracking, no analytics, and no engagement mechanics. Badges and
new-article notifications start off, and Nook asks for permission only after you
turn one on — never at launch.

PUBLISHING (BETA, INVITATION ONLY)

Nook can also publish what you write. Articles are stored as records in an AT
Protocol repository that belongs to you, and served as a web page with a real feed
others can subscribe to. You can export every record and delete it at any time,
including while publishing is suspended. This part of Nook is in beta and needs an
invitation; everything above works without one.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 0.1.2 — 2026-08-27

- Importing an OPML keeps your folders, shows its progress, and no longer freezes the app while it loads.
- Exporting an OPML now includes your folders, so exporting and re-importing keeps the same structure.
- Delete several folders at once.
- The feed list is faster and smoother — including selecting all your feeds.

### 0.1.1 — 2026-08-26

- You can now delete your Nook Plus account, and everything published under it, from Settings > Publishing.
- Cleaner reading: refined article typography, with the option to switch how a page is parsed without leaving the article.
- A page's comment thread now appears beneath the article, and translates along with it.
- Refresh an article's page from within the reader.
- Performance and stability improvements throughout the reader.

### 0.1 — 2026-08-21

No release notes.

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