Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

A Visual UI to Hacker News is a web interface that presents Hacker News content in a visual format. Launched in December 2022, it offers an alternative way to browse the popular technology and startup news aggregator.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Visual UI to Hacker News launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HN
   Hacker News Web UI – Dark theme, Real-time comments, + more▲17

   2022 · hackernews.pro · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News Redesign▲380

   2014 · hilapeleg.io · its alternatives →

4. 4HN
   Hacker News Classics▲864

   2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →

5. 5LB
   Like Button for Hacker News▲568

   2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   I made a modern web UI for Hacker News▲308

   Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here back in December, and it seemed like the obvious next choice to build one for HN too! So I've taken what I learned from building that, and have spent all my spare time this year building Modern for HN. I realize this won't be for everyone, but it was a fun project to work on, and I'm really happy with the result so far. Hope you like it too! Lots more planned for future updates, and suggestions welcome :) [1]…

   2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AD
   A different interface for reading Hacker News▲36

   2011 · moeffju.github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Modern for Hacker News▲167

   A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News

   2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper▲627

   Hacker News front page in the style of a print newspaper

   2020 · wolfgangfaust.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HN
    Hacker News frontpage as a print newspaper that you can personalize▲564

    2024 · yourhackernews.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I made Hacker News 4chan-style▲40

    HackerNews 4chan-style

    2021 · hnchan.netlify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Visualize your Hacker News activity▲132

    Web site created using create-react-app

    2020 · showcase.metamate.io · its alternatives →

13. 13HN
    Hacker News Dark Mode▲119

    2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TH
    The Hacker News Button▲52

    2013 · hn-button.com · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

    2011 · hn.gethifi.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node▲167

    Hacker News Delivered to Desktop :dancers:. Contribute to owenthereal/hacker-menu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HT
    Hackeroo the Better UI for Hacker News▲17

    2020 · hackeroo.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts▲225

    The Hacker News front page, with a short video explainer for every story.

    24d ago · hn.watch · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News redesign▲12

    2015 · hacker-news.xyz · its alternatives →

21. 21NH
    New Hacker News web client▲128

    2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →

22. 22RH
    Read Hacker News Like Pinterest – Built with Vuejs▲248

    2017 · hnews.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HackerWeb▲189

    A simply readable Hacker News app

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dark Hacker News▲69

    A Dark-themed Hacker News App

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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