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24 alternatives to Hacker News reader focused on readability
This Hacker News reader emphasizes readability for users who want to browse the site with improved formatting and presentation. Launched in April 2022, it provides an alternative interface to the standard Hacker News… 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 reader focused on readability launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1AD
2011 · moeffju.github.com · its alternatives →
- 2HN
2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →
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2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →
- 4RL
2019 · collectoral.com · its alternatives →
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✨ Hacker News, but refined — Interface tweaks and features to make the HN experience better - plibither8/refined-hacker-news
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 6HN
2024 · yourhackernews.com · its alternatives →
- 7IM
2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →
- 8AE
2014 · xinglab.com · its alternatives →
- 9FT
2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →
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- 11HD
2018 · hackerdaily.co · its alternatives →
- 12TP
2019 · getpolarized.io · its alternatives →
- 13HN
2014 · hilapeleg.io · its alternatives →
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A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News
2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →
- 15HN
2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →
- 16HN
2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →
- 17
Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here back in December, and it seemed like the obvious next choice to build one for HN too! So I've taken what I learned from building that, and have spent all my spare time this year building Modern for HN. I realize this won't be for everyone, but it was a fun project to work on, and I'm really happy with the result so far. Hope you like it too! Lots more planned for future updates, and suggestions welcome :) [1]…
2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →
- 19AE
2015 · chancancode.github.io · its alternatives →
- 20IB
2020 · hn.luap.info · its alternatives →
- 21HN
The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.
2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
- 23
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 →
- 24HN
2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →
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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →