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24 alternatives to Hackerloop
New way to experience 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. Hackerloop launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1HN
2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →
- 2LB
2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →
- 3HN
2014 · hilapeleg.io · its alternatives →
- 4HN
2021 · haxplore.pabue.co · its alternatives →
- 5ID
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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- 8IM
2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →
- 9HN
Hello everyone! This is a browser extension that attempts to enhance Hacker News user experience, while your data is kept secure, and private (never leaves the browser). Browsers have evolved significantly since doing a v1 back in 2010, which was one of the contributing factors, for attempting a complete re-take few months ago. Personally, I was surprised how useful it turned out to be when browsing around HN. On the linked page you can find install link(s) from web-browser stores, and demo video/screenshots of the features[1] What do you think ? [1] including, browsing content with…
2023 · carina.app · its alternatives →
- 10NH
2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →
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A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.
2017 · its alternatives →
- 14HN
2022 · hackernews.pro · its alternatives →
- 15

A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News
2022 · its alternatives →
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- 17HH
2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →
- 18HX
Hello HN, sharing my weekend project. I'm a fan of retro GUIs and fan of HN, so I built an alternative HN front end that resembles a Window XP desktop with an old Outlook email client. Archive and github links if you get 500 errors: https://web.archive.org/web/20220122190454/https://hackerxp.... https://github.com/assemblylanguage/hacker-xp
2022 · hackerxp.com · its alternatives →
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- 20HF
I've been working on and off on a Chrome Extension for Hacker News, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back to regular Hacker News. Give it a try, features include: - Improved readability - Quick inline replies from comments page - Quick profiles with social network info when hovering over usernames - Filtering of stories based on terms and phrases / domain or user - Endless scrolling - Collapsible comment threads - Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer Forks, improvements and comments…
2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
- 21HB
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 22AV
2022 · v20.ohayo.computer · its alternatives →
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