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Mac Hacks Wiki is a repository for storing and organizing default writes—snippets of text or code commonly used on Mac systems. Launched in 2015, it serves Mac users who want to centralize and quickly access their… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mac Hacks Wiki – A central repo for your ‘default writes’ launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HI
   HackPad is the best wiki ever▲209

   2012 · hackpad.com · its alternatives →

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   I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188

   macOS HackerNews client that aims to be a Mac-assed Mac app. Written in Swift + AppKit. - goranmoomin/HackerNews

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CheatSheet▲982

   View Mac keyboard shortcuts in the current application

   2015 · mediaatelier.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HH
   Hacky – Hacker News app for Mac▲163

   2013 · hackyapp.com · its alternatives →

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   A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI▲265

   Hey HN! I built a native macOS desktop client for Hacker News and I'm open-sourcing it under the MIT license. GitHub: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News Download (signed & notarized DMG, macOS 14.0+): https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News/releases Screenshots: https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News#screenshots I spend a lot of time reading HN — I wanted something that felt like a proper Mac app: a sidebar for browsing stories, an integrated reader for articles, and comment threading — all in one window.…

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HF
   Hackernews for Mac▲35

   2013 · whimsyapps.com · its alternatives →

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   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Indie Hackers Wiki▲107

   Your ultimate Indie Hackers resource hub

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   CleanMyMac X▲418

   Keep your Mac clean, fast, and secure in two clicks.

   2018 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

10. 10HA
    HackYourNews – AI summaries of the top HN stories▲335

    Hey there HN! I wanted to share a pet project of mine. I built HackYourNews [1] to scratch a personal itch: Knowing which stories to focus on while browsing aimlessly (though there is a certain joy in that, as well!) HackYourNews uses OpenAI's gpt-3.5-turbo to summarize the destination article as well as the comments section. Summarization of the article is always cached, while summaries of the comments are regenerated if the comments count is >10% (or >10 comments) different. While I styled the homepage to welcome HNers, my preferred view is the Mobile view, accessed from the navbar. This…

    2023 · hackyournews.com · its alternatives →

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    macOS HNReader Application▲87

    Hacker News client for macOS. Contribute to mattrighetti/HNReaderApp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hack▲239

    A typeface designed for source code

    2015 · sourcefoundry.org · its alternatives →

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    TypoTab ▲191

    Refine your writing in seconds on macOS

    2025 · typotab.com · its alternatives →

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    Hacker News CLI, written in Go▲98

    A hackernews ncurses CLI written in GO. Contribute to andrewstuart/hn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Wiki written in 80 lines of JavaScript▲79

    2011 · wiki.pageforest.com · its alternatives →

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    I Designed this HN Mac App – Should I develop it?▲86

    2013 · hackernewstab.com · its alternatives →

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    MinkNote▲157

    Private macOS notes app built on plain Markdown files. No databases, no lock-in. Native, keyboard-first, and designed for knowledge organization.

    Jul 2026 · muse23.com · its alternatives →

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    HacKit, a macOS app for reading Hacker News stories and polls▲8

    I wrote a macOS app for reading Hacker News stories and polls and recently released version 3.0 with new features. It is written in Swift and uses AppKit framework. It is a Mac-first app which is built for the macOS design language. It looks and feels and works like a proper macOS app made with love and care. It is not a port of an iOS nor an iPadOS app nor anything else. I am quite proud of it and I hope you can appreciate it too. So, I recently updated it to version 3.0 with new features such as tracking stories by marking it as (un)read, (un)favourite and (un)hidden. There is also folder…

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19HS
    Hacker Spring – Instant blog by email, no signup required▲70

    2020 · hackerspring.com · its alternatives →

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    Hackpad▲114

    The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Miki: Makefile Wiki, Minimal makefile-based personal wiki▲62

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Macdown▲87

    Open source Markdown editor for macOS. Contribute to MacDownApp/macdown development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    hackernews_tui – A Terminal UI to browse Hacker News discussions▲160

    A Terminal UI to browse Hacker News. Contribute to aome510/hackernews-TUI development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Autumn▲102

    The macOS window manager for JavaScript hackers

    2019 · its alternatives →

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