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1. 1AG
   A Gnus Back End for HN▲103

   2019 · github.com

2. 2BE
   Browser Extension to Refine the HN Experience▲259

   2019 · github.com

3. 3HL
   Hnwatch – Linux x64 terminal-based real-time HN watcher/reader▲102

   2015 · 2ton.com.au

4. 4HT
   hnlive.tk – A tool to estimate activity on HN before posting▲109

   2016 · hnlive.tk

5. 5EH
   Exploring HN by mapping and analyzing 40M posts and comments for fun▲520

   2024 · blog.wilsonl.in

6. 6MA
   McFly, a smart Bash history search CLI in Rust with a neural network▲130

   2018 · github.com

7. 7QA
   Q&A for HN users▲142

   2012 · askolo.com

8. 8WA
   WOPR – A markup for rich terminal reports▲125

   2015 · github.com

9. 9HA
   Hyperfine – a command-line benchmarking tool▲126

   2018 · github.com

10. 10UA
    UXY – adding structure to Unix tools▲126

    2019 · github.com

11. 11HA
    Hyperfine – a command-line benchmarking tool▲96

    2019 · github.com

12. 12UH
    Unofficial HN API Users’ Repository▲17

    2014 · github.com

13. 13SA
    Sysdig, a tool for Linux system exploration▲171

    2014 · github.com

14. 14HA
    Hc: an agentless, multi-tenant shell history sink▲43

    This project is a tool for engineers who live in the terminal and are tired of losing their command history to ephemeral servers or fragmented `.bash_history` files. If you’re jumping between dozens of boxes, many of which might be destroyed an hour later, your "local memory" (the history file) is essentially useless. This tool builds a centralized, permanent brain for your shell activity, ensuring that a complex one-liner you crafted months ago remains accessible even if the server it ran on is long gone. The core mechanism wants to be a "zero-touch" capture that happens at the connection…

    Jan 2026 · github.com

15. 15SS
    st – simple statistics from the command line▲73

    2013 · github.com

16. 16AA
    Anon – A Unix Command to Anonymise Data▲79

    2018 · github.com

17. 17HT
    HTerm, The Graphical Terminal for iOS, MacOS and Linux▲67

    2013 · 41j.com

18. 18WA
    Wtrace – A command line tracing tool for Windows, based on ETW▲130

    2017 · github.com

19. 19TA
    Thaum, a simple boilerplate and templating command line utility▲79

    2017 · flaque.github.io

20. 20AI
    Atuin, improved shell history with multi-machine sync▲48

    2021 · github.com

21. 21HD
    HN Document Repository▲5

    2016 · udocz.com

22. 22HA
    Harmony – A cross machine shell history sync tool▲6

    2020 · github.com

23. 23AB
    A beginner's guide to data analysis with unix utilities (part 1)▲7

    2015 · j-vdh.blogspot.com

24. 24HN
    Hacker News Digest – A responsive HN with summaries and illustrations▲13

    2015 · hackernews.im

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