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 Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

   2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

3. 3YA
   Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

   2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

4. 4PH
   Pure-hn – Real-time Hacker News UI in AngularJS and Firebase▲8

   2014 · rvikmanis.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   A Hacker News Reader in Vanilla JavaScript▲25

   A Hacker News Reader in Vanilla JavaScript. Contribute to k2052/vanilla-hn development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AP
   a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacky – a user-friendly Hacker News reader built in React Native▲7

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hacker News Articles Subscription and Notification Chrome Plugin▲9

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

11. 11HP
    Hacker Polls, an aggregator for polls on Hacker News▲6

    2012 · hackerpolls.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Non-Hacker News – a Chrome extension to highlight non-technical stories▲6

    2019 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AN
    A new, clean, open source Hacker News reader for Android▲8

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PN
    Pythonic News – A Hacker News Clone for the Python Community▲6

    2023 · news.python.sc · its alternatives →

15. 15BH
    Beautiful Hacker News client written under an hour▲8

    2017 · beta.mustak.im · its alternatives →

16. 16
    A Facebook Messenger Bot for Hacker News▲6

    2016 · m.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hacker News electron app with improved readability▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HA
    HackerMint, a mobile-friendly infinite-scrolling view of Hacker News▲6

    2015 · hackermint.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AF
    A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9

    2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Prettier Hacker News Front End▲7

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

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    Hacker News For Ideas▲6

    2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

23. 23MH
    My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

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

24. 24
    SwiftyNews – A hacker news clone written in Swift [WIP]▲7

    2016 · github.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 →