You change Feeder's layout and theme in Settings, Appearance. The options for the post list, such as Compact, are in the Display menu above your posts: see Customize the post list.
How do I change the layout?
- Select Settings in the left navigation bar. It opens on Appearance.
- Under Layout, pick one.
| Layout | What you see |
|---|---|
| Minimal | Two panes: your feeds and the post you open. Folders collapse. |
| Reader | Your feeds and a post list. Posts open right in the list. |
| Cards | A grid of cards with big images. |
| 3-pane | Feeds, post list and the open post side by side. |
You can also press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on a Mac) and choose Change display mode. The extension window, the phone apps and a very narrow browser window use a one-column view, so Layout doesn't show there.
Under Navigation, Expand folders in the sidebar opens folders in place instead of on a folder page.
How do I turn on dark mode?
In Settings, Appearance, under Theme, pick Dark or Grey. Turn on Match system to follow your computer's light or dark setting, and pick one light and one dark theme. In the phone apps, themes are at the top of the Settings tab, with Follow OS setting.
Link colors belong to each theme. You can't change them on their own.
What's the difference between Simple and Full?
Above an open post in the web app, Simple shows the post as the feed sends it, in your Feeder theme. Full loads the page from the website. Press F to switch.
- In Full, you see the site's own colors, so a page can look light in a dark theme.
- Some posts can't open in Full, for example when there's no link. Full is then grayed out.
- If Full shows "Connection refused", the site doesn't allow other sites to show its pages. Install the browser extension and Feeder can show them. See Connection refused.
- If a feed only sends a summary, Simple shows only the summary. Switch to Full to read the rest.
Why don't images or videos show in a post?
Simple shows the images and embedded videos the feed includes. Many feeds leave them out, and some sites stop their images from loading on other sites. Switch to Full to see the page as the site shows it. In the phone apps, set Open posts in to In-app browser.
How do I choose where posts open?
Open Settings, Advanced:
| Where | Setting | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Web app | Open post in new tab, under Web app | Opening a post also opens the website in a new browser tab. |
| Extension | Open posts in new tab, under Extension | When off, posts open in the tab you're on. |
| Phone apps | Open posts in, under Mobile app | Feeder, In-app browser or External browser. |
In the apps, Open posts in is also in the Settings tab. External browser opens posts in your phone's default browser. With Feeder chosen, Open Read more in sets where the post's link opens: Full mode or Browser. On the web, links inside a post always open in a new tab.
Common questions
Can I switch layouts from the Display button?
No. Layouts are in Settings, Appearance. The Display button above your post list sets the order and the content style, including Compact.
Where is the Dashboard?
Select Dashboard in the left navigation bar. It shows your feeds in columns side by side and needs Plus ($7.99 a month billed yearly) or Professional. See Feeder Dashboard.
Still stuck? E-mail support@feeder.co with a screenshot of what you see.