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Hacker Daily is a daily podcast designed for Hacker News readers. Launched in April 2018, it delivers audio content curated from the Hacker News community. The podcast suits people who want to stay informed about… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker Daily, a daily podcast for Hacker News readers launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hacker Daily Podcast▲99

   Latest news for hackers, startup founders, and tech addicts

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2IM
   I made a Hacker News for podcasts▲367

   2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker News Day▲91

   Best of Hacker News Daily

   2020 · hackernewsday.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HN
   Hacker News Classics▲864

   2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerDaily – What if HN updates only once a day?▲90

   A more informative and less addictive Hacker News.

   2020 · hackerdaily.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Hacker's Day▲90

   Interviews with developers and entrepreneurs about their day

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HN-Daily▲10

   Daily Podcast with of the most popular Hackernews posts

   2025 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HackerDaily▲87

   A less addictive Hacker News

   2020 · hackerdaily.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker Feed▲259

    Modern iOS app for reading Hacker News

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TP
    Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2018▲411

    2019 · getpolarized.io · its alternatives →

12. 12HN
    Hacker News Trends▲137

    2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Daily non-commercial blog posts which didn't reach HN's front page▲289

    Curated daily list of blog posts posted on Hacker News. Click to read HackerNews blogs newsletter, by Paul, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

    2020 · hnblogs.substack.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hackerbrief – Top posts on Hacker News summarized daily▲82

    Daily Hacker News front-page digest

    Mar 2026 · hackerbrief.vercel.app · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News in real-time▲68

    2011 · hackerstream.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HackerWeb▲189

    A simply readable Hacker News app

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ReadByHumans▲126

    Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format

    2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SH
    Show Hacker News Weekly▲38

    2014 · daemonology.net · its alternatives →

19. 19IN
    I noticed I've spent too much time reading Hacker News▲14

    I noticed I was getting side tracked reading Hacker News, checking back, reading articles, comments, etc. It felt like my productivity was being hampered so I created a simple web app to receive the most popular stories in a daily email. http://dailyhn.com

    2011 · dailyhn.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News reader focused on readability▲19

    2022 · hn.hsblhsn.me · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News Dark Mode▲119

    2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Daily Hunt▲212

    A podcast with the makers of hunted products, every day

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23HH
    Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

    2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TU
    The users behind Hacker News▲193

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