Made for reading

Images across the full width

Photos and figures break out of the text column: into the margins on the Mac, from edge to edge on iPhone. Their caption stays in the column right below.
Footnotes in place

Footnotes from common blogs and newsletters open in a popover next to their marker instead of jumping to the end of the article.
A blue dot for updates

When a new version of the Ringo theme is out, a blue dot appears on the theme logo in the article header. Its settings install the update right away.
Colored code

Code blocks are colored by their language, with a menu to pick another one and a button that copies the code. The colors follow light and dark mode.
Native fonts and colors

San Francisco in the text size you chose, in colors that follow light and dark mode and meet the WCAG contrast ratio, on the Mac as on iPhone and iPad.
Embedded videos

YouTube, Vimeo and other players fill the column at 16:9. YouTube Shorts stand upright, other videos keep their own proportions and always fit the window.
Share by email New

The theme logo in the article header sends the article by email as a clean page of text and links, without the clutter of the web, readable in any mail app.
Underlined external links New

Links to external sources are underlined. They stand out in the text, so you notice at a glance when a link takes you away from the article’s site.

Questions

How do I install the Ringo theme?

Install NetNewsWire on your Mac, iPhone or iPad if you don’t have it yet.
Choose Add to NetNewsWire on this page or in the NetNewsWire Theme Marketplace, and let your browser open NetNewsWire.
NetNewsWire asks Install theme? with the theme’s name and author: choose Install Theme.
Installing keeps your current theme, so pick the Ringo theme: on the Mac in Settings → General → Article Theme, on iPhone and iPad in Settings → Articles → Theme.

Updates come through the theme itself: a blue dot on the theme logo in the article header shows a new version, and its settings install it.

Does the Ringo theme need JavaScript?

No, the Ringo theme stays readable without it. With Article JavaScript on in NetNewsWire, it tidies up each article for calm reading and adds more features to it. It also checks GitHub for new versions.

Where can I report a problem, suggest a feature or ask a question?

Open an issue on GitHub or write in the NetNewsWire forum. Ideas for new features and questions are welcome in GitHub Discussions.

Is the Ringo theme free?

Yes. Like NetNewsWire, the Ringo theme is free to download and use. Please mind its license, the Apache License 2.0.

How did you create the Ringo theme?

This theme lets me do what I love most as a front-end developer: good UI and UX. Several SCSS files hold the styles. Where CSS can’t go any further, TypeScript files change the markup. Many, many automated tests check that the theme still looks the way it should, and I also test it by hand.

Made for reading

Images across the full width

Footnotes in place

A blue dot for updates

Colored code

Native fonts and colors

Embedded videos

Share by email New

Underlined external links New

Questions