Dev tools · 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. Pythonic News – A Hacker News Clone for the Python Community launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   A news aggregator for the Python community written in Python/Django▲106

   A Hacker News lookalike written in Python/Django, powering https://news.python.sc - sebst/pythonic-news

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News in Python-vision▲5

   2015 · gumho.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News 2.0 - A Work in Progress▲7

   2012 · hn2.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Haxor News▲97

   A Hacker News command line interface

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pythonic News▲21

   A News Aggregator for the Python Community

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ruby Wrapper for the Hacker News API▲6

   2014 · rubygems.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SwiftyNews – A hacker news clone written in Swift [WIP]▲7

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8MH
   My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

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

9. 9
   A snappy and resilient Hacker News clone in ~1k lines of rust▲27

   A fast, resilient, isomorphic hacker news clone in ~1k lines of rust. - ivanceras/hackernews-sauron

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10CF
    Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader▲6

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11HP
    Hacker Polls, an aggregator for polls on Hacker News▲6

    2012 · hackerpolls.com · its alternatives →

12. 12YA
    Yet Another Hacker News Interface▲8

    2021 · yahni.news · its alternatives →

13. 13AS
    A Smart Client-Side JavaScript Hacker News Button▲8

    2015 · blog.giantswarm.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News comments for your blog▲7

    2020 · hndisq.xyz · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker news for science▲9

    2017 · peers.science · its alternatives →

17. 17
    florian▲3

    A desktop client for Hacker News

    2016 · florian.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    Hacker News for Busy People▲5

    2022 · supertechnews.com · its alternatives →

19. 19ML
    My Leeds Hack Day project, a language detection API▲9

    2010 · polyglossy.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Hacker News Puzzle▲5

    Aug 2026 · pzlgames.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacker News For Ideas▲6

    2013 · firespotting.com · its alternatives →

22. 22TM
    Time machine for HackerNews▲9

    2014 · tthn.wenbin.org · its alternatives →

23. 23AP
    a "personalized" Hacker News▲8

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Desktop Notifications (webkit) for Hacker News▲5

    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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