Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to HackerScroll
A minimalist HackerNews articles reader
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. HackerScroll launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2021 · hackerscroll.com · its alternatives →
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Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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An easy and beautiful way to read Hacker News on your phone.
2018 · its alternatives →
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:information_source: HackerTray is a minimalist Hacker News app for Linux - captn3m0/hackertray
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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HN is great for the links people share, but a big part of the value I get comes from reading the discussion around them. I realized I was always opening the article in one tab and the comments in another, constantly switching back and forth. I figured there was probably a simpler way, so I threw together this userscript to merge the two. 1. Clicking a link from Hacker News opens the article with a side panel containing the discussion. It doesn't require your credentials, is resizable, and is easy to tweak if you want to customize it. 2. If you land on an article that has previously been…
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The Hacker News front page, with a short video explainer for every story.
24d ago · hn.watch · its alternatives →
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2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hacker News, without AIfree▲207A better Hacker News reader for following stories, filtering noise, and keeping up with discussions.
Sep 2026 · hcker.news · its alternatives →
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2019 · collectoral.com · its alternatives →
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ReadByHumans▲126Top HackerNews articles in human-read podcast format
2017 · readbyhumans.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · hn.gethifi.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · blog.monkeylearn.com · its alternatives →
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Human-curated Hacker Noon stories in your new tab.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News
2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →
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Daily Hacker News front-page digest
Mar 2026 · hackerbrief.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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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 →
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A database of top ranking Hacker News front page posts
2020 · harishgarg.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Alerts, AI summaries, and easy search for Hacker News
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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HackerNews reader powered by Algolia's API
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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