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. Open All Secure (HTTPS) Hackernews Links in One Fell Swoop launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack-HN▲99

   Read Hacker News right from Slack

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scripting News - The HTTPS Mystery▲66

   Where we're at with Google and Mozilla and HTTPS

   2016 · scripting.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shady URL▲34

   Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frighten

   2014 · shadyurl.com · its alternatives →

5. 5YA
   Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

   2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

6. 6SH
   See Hacker News submissions while you browse▲6

   2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

7. 7AO
   An open source security page to easily integrate on your website▲7

   2018 · sqreen.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HotStash▲17

   Save those "special" links for later. Anonymously.

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9TM
   Time machine for HackerNews▲9

   2014 · tthn.wenbin.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Simple, readable, chronological front page items from Hacker News▲5

    2021 · hw.leftium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11LP
    Leaking personal data in your browser▲9

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

12. 12HN
    Hacker News TLDR▲7

    2014 · hn-tldr.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News For Ideas▲6

    2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

14. 14UA
    Unfettered access to my web browser, broadcast to everyone▲7

    2019 · garth.tv · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News and Reddit comments everywhere▲8

    2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

16. 16SB
    Send browser-encrypted messages over self-destructing read-once URLs▲9

    2015 · sneakynote.com · its alternatives →

17. 17YA
    Yet Another HackerNews client▲5

    2017 · hn10.org · its alternatives →

18. 18CF
    Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader▲6

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AS
    A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

    2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

20. 20HN
    Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

    2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

22. 22VB
    Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links▲6

    2012 · poppin.bencohen.net · its alternatives →

23. 23RH
    Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

    2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

24. 24TL
    This Link Will Self Destruct▲6

    2022 · thislinkwillselfdestruct.com · its alternatives →

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