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Products that do what Newsboom does

Read the news without the spin

1. 1
   Hacker News Stack▲138

   Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.

   2017

2. 2
   TLDR 2.0 ▲187

   Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension

   2015

3. 3
   Modern for Hacker News▲167

   A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News

   2022

4. 4
   Sadblock▲155

   Block sad/depressing news from your social feeds

   2017

5. 5
   Troogl▲106

   Real-time insights into the news articles you read

   2022

6. 6
   NewsTab▲67

   This extension is for those who needs news from all sources.

   2020

7. 7
   NewsTab▲88

   A single place to read and share the news you care about.

   2016

8. 8
   Newsprompt for Google Chrome▲91

   Discover breaking and trending news from around the web

   2016

9. 9
   Escape Your Bubble▲86

   Chrome Extension to get out of your Facebook News Bubble

   2016

10. 10
    Ground News Bias Checker▲256

    Browser extension which exposes media bias as you browse.

    2020

11. 11
    Panda 5 Beta▲536

    A smart news reader, powered by integrations.

    2016

12. 12
    The Factual (Chrome extension)▲122

    Facts, not fear

    2017

13. 13
    Newsblok▲185

    Create daily bite size newsletter with AI

    2023

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    Quickly scan HN for new articles▲62

    I have a dedicated HN tab that I come back to and reload multiple times a day to see whats new and hot. I wrote a Chrome Extension to: - quickly scan new articles since my last reload - quickly scan highly discussed articles - open actual articles and discussions in a new tab This links to the source code. The chrome extension is linked at the bottom of the github page. Note: - This extension only operates on the HN front page (https://news.ycombinator.com/news) - The first time you reload the HN front page after installing the extension all articles will get highlighted.

    2024 · github.com

15. 15
    NewsWhip▲89

    Chrome extension that checks how viral your content is

    2018

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    Hash Tab▲155

    A trending news story with every new tab.

    2016

17. 17
    B.S. Detector▲227

    Identify fake news sources on Facebook in Chrome

    2016

18. 18
    Brutal Reader▲98

    Strips any webpage down to just the article

    Mar 2026

19. 19HF
    HackerNew for Chrome▲150

    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

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    Tapglue▲251

    Build a Facebook-like news feed into your app in no time

    2015

21. 21
    Rowe▲112

    News in your Chrome tab that learns your preferences

    2017

22. 22CE
    Chrome extension to summarize blogs and articles using ChatGPT▲116

    2022 · github.com

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    Praxis News for iOS▲85

    Ad-Free News Browser for NYTimes, WSJ, Bloomberg, and more

    Nov 2025

24. 24
    Article Summary powered by ChatGPT▲143

    Summarize web articles and save time

    2023

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