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24 alternatives to Augmented Hacker News Reader

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Augmented Hacker News Reader is a web-based tool that enhances the Hacker News browsing experience. It allows users to view stories, comments, and discussions from the popular tech community site with additional… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Augmented Hacker News Reader launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Modern iOS app for reading Hacker News

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2HN

    2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →

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    2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4HN

    The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

    2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →

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    2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →

  7. 7FT

    2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

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    Independent Hacker News tools and stories from OrangeCrumbs.

    Jun 2026 · orangecrumbs.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11RL
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    A better Hacker News reader for following stories, filtering noise, and keeping up with discussions.

    Sep 2026 · hcker.news · its alternatives →

  13. 13IB
  14. 14HN

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

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    A database of top ranking Hacker News front page posts

    2020 · harishgarg.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi folks this is a project I worked on with some of my students when I was running an online JS programming course. Although the online course is no more, I finally got around to releasing Hacker Herald with a former instructor and student - thanks Arnav and Archis! To those wondering if there is a need for such a Hacker News front end, I would just point out that most newspaper websites are laid out like this - clearly some people like this kind of layout! Also for some stories a picture really does help - currently there is a HN story titled, "Portland airport grows with expansive mass…

    2024 · hackerherald.com · its alternatives →

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    A bookmarklet for generating heatmaps showing interesting stories on the hackernews front page

    2012 · patrick-wied.at · its alternatives →

  21. 21HN
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    Hey HN! I'm excited to share a tool I've been working on - a native Hacker News reader built with Rust and egui. Here's a screenshot: https://github.com/haojiang99/hacker_news_reader/blob/main/s.... As a daily HN reader, I've always struggled with keeping track of interesting posts I want to read later. Browser tabs pile up, bookmarks get forgotten, and I lose track of what I've already read. I needed a way to: 1. Browse HN efficiently (across all sections - hot, new, show, ask, jobs, best) 2. Quickly mark posts as "todo" for later reading 3. Mark posts as…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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