Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to A free multiviewer to watch major news events like elections
Hey HN! I'm a Product Manager at the FT in the UK, and VidGrid is something I've been working on for years in my own time. It's just got a major update just in time for the election. The idea is a way to watch lots of different news streams at the same time, as if you're in a control room or news gallery for the very latest info. I tried to prioritise usability and speed. All streams are third-party sourced (from broadcaster's own links). You can now sign up for an account to save/favourite your own streams, and it has better keyboard and drag and drop support. I've also fixed a ton of…
VidGrid is a free multiviewer that allows users to watch multiple news streams simultaneously, designed for major events like elections. It functions like a newsroom control room, pulling third-party streams directly… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A free multiviewer to watch major news events like elections launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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VidGrid▲69A newsy multiviewer in your browser, watch up to 9 channels
2022 · vidgrid.tk.gg · its alternatives →
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A 4-channel news multiview in your browser for the election
2020 · vidgrid.tk.gg · its alternatives →
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LiveGrid▲72Watch multiple live streams at once, never miss a thing
Sep 2026 · livegrid.tv · its alternatives →
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TL;DR▲199I love Hacker News but I rarely have time to read full articles / comments, so I built a simple site to summarize the top posts & comments to make it easier to get a big picture. A few implementation details: - It pulls the top stories from the HN Firebase API (`/v0/topstories`) - Filters stories with >200 points - Uses Claude Sonnet for post + comment summaries - Tries to capture the sentiment of the comments (still working on improving this) - Refreshes both posts + summaries hourly It has already helped me I hope it helps you! Please let me know if you have any feedback --…
2025 · tl-dr.tv · its alternatives →
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VidPowr▲85Create a powerful interactive video experience in minutes
2022 · vidpowr.com · its alternatives →
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VoteGrid▲11Compare election candidates side by side - unfiltered & free
Jul 2026 · votegrid.ca · its alternatives →
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Watch Twitch, YouTube, and Kick streams together
Jun 2026 · streamgrids.tv · its alternatives →
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I built a system that monitors ~200,000 news RSS feeds in near real-time and clusters related articles to show how stories spread across the web. It uses Snowflake’s Arctic model for embeddings and HNSW for fast similarity search. Each “story cluster” shows who published first, how fast it propagated, and how the narrative evolved as more outlets picked it up. Would love feedback on the architecture, scaling approach, and any ways to make the clusters more accurate or useful. Live demo: https://yandori.io/news-flow/
Nov 2025 · yandori.io · its alternatives →
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hagrid 2.0▲257Social QnA, you can add to any webpage in 10 mins
2022 · magicstudio.com · its alternatives →
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VoteVid▲106Hey, I am Victor, a french student. I was tired of getting really bad recommandations from the algorithm, always the same videos, same topics. So I created a community-driven recommandation tool, with upvotes like Product Hunt or Hacker News. Looking for something to watch or want to share something you liked? Feel free to check the site, it's free, no account needed (unless you want to share or upvote a video).
Nov 2025 · votevid.com · its alternatives →
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Watch multiple videos at once on your Mac
Apr 2026 · watchgrid.opnproducts.org · its alternatives →
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A straight-to-the-point app for creating fun video collages.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Vidzflow▲154Vidzflow is the all-in-one video platform for Webflow. Host videos, customize an ad-free player, add CTAs and lead forms, and track analytics. No code. Start free.
2023 · vidzflow.com · its alternatives →
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Compare Conservative/Liberal articles on the same topics
2017 · its alternatives →
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I got fed up with the news reader apps out there so I decided to make my own. Its a simple concept where it tracks all your favorite news sources for new posts and the social shares it received. Then it ranks it HN/Reddit style using social shares as upvotes. It's not meant to be alternative to HN, just a focused way to track your favorite sources. Please try it out and let me know what do you think, http://telescope.surf/ Note: you can do 'Add to Homescreen' on mobile to make it as an app. Please leave a feedback or any feature wishlist you may have. Thanks!
2017 · its alternatives →
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Balanced News▲115Track your political reading from all sides.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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