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24 alternatives to Dark Hacker News

A Dark-themed Hacker News App

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dark Hacker News launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HN
   Hacker News Dark Mode▲119

   2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker Feed▲259

   Modern iOS app for reading Hacker News

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News Web UI – Dark theme, Real-time comments, + more▲17

   2022 · hackernews.pro · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HackerWeb▲189

   A simply readable Hacker News app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6LB
   Like Button for Hacker News▲568

   2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Darker News for Safari (Dark Mode for Hacker News)▲11

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8HH
   Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

   2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9DD
   DarkHN – Dark Mode Mirror for Hacker News▲110

   2021 · darkhn.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HackNews▲23

    Not an Ugly Hacker News Reader

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hacker News Stack▲138

    Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HackerWeb▲88

    A simple and readable Hacker News app

    2016 · hackerwebapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HN
    Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

    2011 · hn.gethifi.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AV
    A Visual UI to Hacker News▲37

    2022 · v20.ohayo.computer · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News Without News▲146

    Hacker News Without News: A curated newsletter of interesting things.

    2023 · hn.build-your-own.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    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 →

17. 17HN
    Hacker News, but every headline is hysterical clickbait▲188

    Dec 2025 · dosaygo-studio.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    I made Hacker News 4chan-style▲40

    HackerNews 4chan-style

    2021 · hnchan.netlify.app · its alternatives →

19. 19AH
    A Hacker News Reader App with Tabs▲108

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    the iPhone version of News/YC, a Hacker News reader▲110

    The iPhone version of News/YC, a Hacker News reader and interactive iOS application. - bennyguitar/News-YC---iPhone

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts▲225

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

    23d ago · hn.watch · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hacker News Comments▲189

    2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    HackerNews News Recommender▲97

    The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

    2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hazumi News 3.0▲99

    Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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