A command-line interface for reading Medium stories directly in your terminal.
medium-cli is a command-line interface tool that allows users to browse, search, and read Medium stories directly from their terminal. It solves the problem of context switching by providing a seamless way to access programming and technical articles without opening a web browser.
Developers, sysadmins, and technical writers who spend significant time in the terminal and prefer text-based interfaces for consuming content.
It offers a fast, keyboard-centric alternative to the Medium website, with features like tag filtering, author lookups, and terminal rendering, making it ideal for workflow integration.
Medium for Hackers - :computer: A CLI for Medium Stories.
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Seamlessly integrates with command-line environments, allowing browsing and reading without context switching, as shown by commands like `medium top` and `medium read`.
Supports configurable story counts, tag-based filtering, and author searches for targeted content discovery, e.g., `medium tag javascript --latest`.
Can open articles in a web browser or specific apps like Firefox using the `-o` or `-a` flags, providing flexibility when richer content is needed.
Optional markdown output enhances readability in the terminal, as indicated by the `-m` flag for cleaner text formatting.
Renders articles as plain text or markdown, stripping away images, videos, and complex formatting common in Medium stories.
The project shows last activity in 2017, risking compatibility issues if Medium's web structure changes, and it may lack bug fixes.
Requires an active internet connection to fetch articles, with no built-in caching or save functionality for offline reading.
The README provides essential usage but lacks detailed examples, error handling, or advanced configuration, making troubleshooting harder.