Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Hacker News reader with the UX of YouTube Shorts launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MH
   My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

   2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app · its alternatives →

2. 2YA
   Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

   2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

3. 3BH
   Beautiful Hacker News client written under an hour▲8

   2017 · beta.mustak.im · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Prettier Hacker News Front End▲7

   2020 · hackernews-kappa.vercel.app · its alternatives →

5. 5AP
   a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A portfolio for a hacker's life▲8

   2013 · mycelial.com · its alternatives →

7. 7TH
   The "Hacker News Status" Twitter account▲6

   2014 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

8. 8VB
   Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links▲6

   2012 · poppin.bencohen.net · its alternatives →

9. 9HR
   HN4D: Recent Hacker News Front Page Activity▲7

   2012 · hn4d.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HN
    Hacker News Threshold▲8

    2011 · userscripts.org · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News TLDR▲7

    2014 · hn-tldr.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

13. 13
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Hacker News Puzzle▲5

    Aug 2026 · pzlgames.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IM
    I made a Hacker News for crypto▲7

    2021 · mostlycrypto.news · its alternatives →

16. 16AS
    A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

    2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

17. 17NA
    Non addictive and pinnable Hacker News reader▲5

    2019 · 8hrs.xyz · its alternatives →

18. 18SH
    See Hacker News submissions while you browse▲6

    2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

19. 19HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Facebook Messenger Bot for Hacker News▲6

    2016 · m.me · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CF
    Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader▲6

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23YA
    Yet Another HackerNews client▲5

    2017 · hn10.org · its alternatives →

24. 24HN
    HackNews – Not an Ugly Hacker News Reader▲6

    2018 · hacknews.launchaco.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →