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24 alternatives to Prettier Hacker News Front End

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prettier Hacker News Front End launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AP
   a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2BH
   Beautiful Hacker News client written under an hour▲8

   2017 · beta.mustak.im · its alternatives →

3. 3YA
   Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

   2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

4. 4RH
   Responsive Hacker News written in Go, with source▲5

   2015 · gohacker.news · its alternatives →

5. 5HR
   HN4D: Recent Hacker News Front Page Activity▲7

   2012 · hn4d.com · its alternatives →

6. 6HN
   Hacker News Daily Newsletter▲6

   2015 · nielsole.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7HN
   Hacker News TLDR▲7

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

8. 8HN
   Hacker News for Busy People▲5

   2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

9. 9SH
   See Hacker News submissions while you browse▲6

   2020 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

10. 10MH
    My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

    2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News Threshold▲8

    2011 · userscripts.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacker News For Ideas▲6

    2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

13. 13VB
    Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links▲6

    2012 · poppin.bencohen.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Simple, readable, chronological front page items from Hacker News▲5

    2021 · hw.leftium.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

    2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker news for science▲9

    2017 · peers.science · its alternatives →

17. 17TH
    The "Hacker News Status" Twitter account▲6

    2014 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.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, by the numbers▲9

    2015 · arnauddri.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Hacker News Puzzle▲5

    Aug 2026 · pzlgames.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

    2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    HackNews – Not an Ugly Hacker News Reader▲6

    2018 · hacknews.launchaco.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TT
    TopHN – Topmost story of Hacker News from the last 24 hours▲8

    2017 · tophn.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →