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Hacker News IRC channel is an internet relay chat room for Hacker News community members, launched in 2012. It provides a space for real-time conversation among users interested in technology, startups, and programming… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker News IRC channel launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hacker News TV▲141

   A 24/7 TV station made up from the best HN videos

   2019 · crowdform.studio · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News Comments▲189

   2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker News API▲317

   Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

   2014 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

4. 4TU
   The users behind Hacker News▲193

   2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

6. 6LF
   Live Feed of the HN Top 30 as an IRC Channel▲46

   2021 · devever.net · its alternatives →

7. 7NH
   New Hacker News web client▲128

   2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →

8. 8IM
   I made a Hacker News for podcasts▲367

   2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker News Redesign▲380

   2014 · hilapeleg.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hacker News Talk, a Chrome extension for real-time commentary▲48

    2013 · chrome.google.com · 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. 12BH
    Berlin Hacker News▲145

    2014 · berlinhackernews.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HackerWeb▲189

    A simply readable Hacker News app

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14FT
    Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

    2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    vim-hackernews▲193

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News Without News▲146

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

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

17. 17TH
    This Hacker News Does Not Exist▲252

    2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18HC
    HackerNewsers,com, find other hackers near you▲221

    There's been lots of discussion recently about finding other HNers to talk to / bounce ideas off / work with, some Google spreadsheets were set up to share details but they were soon vandalised. I had a spare afternoon yesterday (which turned into a long day) and here's the result: http://www.hackernewsers.com/ It's only open to people with HN accounts, it lets you post your biography, location, skills etc. Anyway, I hope you like it and find it useful.

    2010 · hackernewsers.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HC
    HackerForums.co, a forum for the crowd that hangs out on HN▲175

    2018 · hackerforums.co · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News Trends▲137

    2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

    2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Hackero▲148

    An unbiased reader for Hacker News

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23HC
    HN Chat – Minimal Hacker News Chat with User Verification▲180

    2016 · hnchat.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hackers Chat▲80

    A new experiment in online communities

    2018 · its alternatives →

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