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24 alternatives to A simple Google news reader for the Gopher protocol

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A simple Google news reader for the Gopher protocol launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Reading the News with Google Cloud Platform▲5

   2018 · machineloveus.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   I built a tech news aggregator that works the way my brain does▲188

   An honest to god, non-algorithmic reverse chrono list of tech news that passes my signal-to-noise tests, updated hourly. A lightweight a page design as I've been able to keep; simple, clean, fast. No commercial features or aspirations - this is a passion project, something I've been fooling around with on and off for decades. There's a "Top" view too with an LLM edited front page & summary, and categorized views for a large number of topics - see the Directory. A few more buried features to explore, but the fundamental use case is pop in, scan, exit - fast and concise. Your feedback would be…

   Oct 2025 · deadstack.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Boost the News▲73

   A thorough media monitoring tool.

   2016 · rtbhouse.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Partially Derivative - Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google▲60

   VR, interactive news apps, and the future of data journalism

   2016 · partiallyderivative.com · its alternatives →

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   Scripting News - The HTTPS Mystery▲66

   Where we're at with Google and Mozilla and HTTPS

   2016 · scripting.com · its alternatives →

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   Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AN
   A News App for Geeks▲6

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AN
   A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

   2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PN
   Positive News Reader for Android▲6

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AR
    An RSS reader that filters, aggregates and visualizes news▲6

    2014 · defcomb.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AF
    API for building news aggregators and readers▲6

    2015 · kabonky.com · its alternatives →

12. 12BN
    Blazing News: A realtime news summariser▲7

    2021 · blazing-news.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

14. 14GA
    Gaufre, a Gopher browser in your web browser▲6

    2020 · gopher.commons.host · its alternatives →

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    A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9

    2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →

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

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Non-Hacker News – a Chrome extension to highlight non-technical stories▲6

    2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Multi-source summaries and analysis of news in a feed powered by GPT4▲5

    2023 · current.report · its alternatives →

19. 19MR
    Morning Reader 2.0 Beta – A simple way to keep up with tech news▲6

    2015 · beta.morningreader.com · its alternatives →

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    Index▲7

    A tool for tracking tech news

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21AS
    A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

    2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

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    Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23TM
    Time machine for HackerNews▲9

    2014 · tthn.wenbin.org · its alternatives →

24. 24AH
    A Hacker News GraphQL API▲8

    Filter, sort, search and relations - almost like SQL

    2020 · metamate.io · 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 →