Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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 2 we have checked on their own sites, 2 of them free or with a free tier. News Without Coronavirus launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   HN Without the News▲7

   2021 · hnsin.news · its alternatives →

2. 2
   News Without Coronavirus▲5

   World News Headlines (minus anything related to Coronavirus)

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker News, without AIfree▲207

   A better Hacker News reader for following stories, filtering noise, and keeping up with discussions.

   Sep 2026 · hcker.news · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hacker News, Without AIfree▲197

   Source: https://github.com/leiDnedyA/hn-without-ai

   Sep 2026 · unslop.news · its alternatives →

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   Coronavirus Press Kit▲120

   Browse or create your own Covid-19 stock photos for free

   2020 · icons8.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HN
   Hacker News Without News▲146

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

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

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   Corona Reader by Panda▲148

   Read the latest news and find useful resources about COVID

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Firefox addon that hides news articles about Covid-19▲173

   Laden Sie Phagocyte für Firefox herunter. Versteckt Nachrichten und Artikel über das Coronavirus/COVID-19. Wir alle nehmen die Pandemie und ihre Folgen sehr ernst. Sollten wir uns nicht auf unsere körperliche und geistige Gesundheit konzentrieren, anstatt Todesstatistiken zu verfolgen?

   2020 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

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   COVID-19 API▲178

   Access data on the Coronavirus through an easy API for free.

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    COVID-19 News API▲73

    Free API to get news data about COVID

    2020 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Coronavirus▲117

    Everything you should know about coronavirus

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Corona Panel Dashboard▲158

    Covid-19 news, maps, apps and tools in one place.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Coronavirus Statistics▲219

    Real time coronavirus tracker with live news

    2020 · coronastats.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Google's COVID-19 Information Portal▲164

    A search portal with safety tips and official stats

    2020 · google.com · its alternatives →

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    Coronavirus Data API▲96

    Free real-time Coronavirus data for developers

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    HN reader that filters out COV**-19 and Coronavir** articles▲52

    2020 · gabrielsroka.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Coronavirus Trends by Google▲89

    What the world is searching for amid Coronavirus

    2020 · trends.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Messenger Coronavirus Community Hub▲82

    Stay connected and informed about coronavirus, by Facebook.

    2020 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

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    Covid-19 Check-ups▲129

    Run coronavirus company-wide check-ups via Slack. Free.

    2020 · standuply.com · its alternatives →

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    PostCorona▲93

    Write yourself a letter. Receive it when coronavirus ends.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Covidnineteen▲70

    See live outbreaks, news and statistics for COVID-19

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Covid19Stats.live▲90

    Coronavirus live stats website.

    2020 · covid19stats.live · its alternatives →

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    Find Coronavirus Updates on Twitter & IG▲18

    Stream real-time news updates.

    2020 · creativehive.org.uk · its alternatives →

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    Corona by Country▲73

    Local COVID-19 news from every country translated to English

    2020 · its alternatives →

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