Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Terminhack
Impress your friends by pretending to be a real hacker 👨💻
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Terminhack launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Heyhack Scan▲271SaaS pen-testing that surpasses the level of ethical hackers
2022 · auth.heyhack.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Just for fun, I built an interactive Hacker News Simulator. You can submit text posts and links, just like the real HN. But on HN Simulator, all of the comments are generated by LLMs + generate instantly. The best way to use it (IMHO) is to submit a text post or a curl-able URL here: https://news.ysimulator.run/submit. You don't need an account to post. When you do that, various prompts will be built from a library of commenter archetypes, moods, and shapes. The AI commenters will actually respond to your text post and/or submitted link. I really wanted it to feel…
Nov 2025 · news.ysimulator.run · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’ve been lurking for a while, but out of fear of being steamrolled by HN readers or maybe just natural introversion, I’ve always been too scared to post or comment. Which is why 1. this is my first real Hacker News submission 2. my friend Michael and I built "Fake" Hacker News, a place to post and see what AI-generated HN comments might say. Here’s a video of me using fakeHN to test this very submission: https://www.loom.com/share/4b9f4f9d7c77489a86baeb92ec55a1ed?... And an example of one of our generated posts:…
2023 · fakehn.com · its alternatives →
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Create awkward situations with my chrome extension that send you messages that look like an iMessage popup - adnanaga/pushy
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Real Fake▲192Guess which startups are real vs. AI generated
2024 · realfakegame.com · its alternatives →
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Test your ability to distinguish between fake and real news
2024 · hackernewssatire.com · its alternatives →
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Test your HN title against a neural network. Contribute to victorqribeiro/hntitlenator development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Ever wanted to type as fast as those amazing hackers in the movies? now you can! just write something. Yes, i was really bored. To change writing speed: javascript:writer.speed=10;
2011 · duiker101.tk · its alternatives →
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Dec 2025 · dosaygo-studio.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hacker Smacker adds friend/foe functionality to Hacker News. Three little orbs appear next to every commenter's name. Click to friend or foe a commenter and you'll more easily spot them on future threads. Makes it easy to scroll and spot the commenters you love to read (and hate to read). Main website: https://hackersmacker.org Chrome/Edge extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hacker-smacker/lmcg... Safari extension: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hacker-smacker/id1480749725 Firefox extension:…
Feb 2026 · hackersmacker.org · its alternatives →
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2021 · filter.mot.omg.lol · its alternatives →
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Random Hacker News front page generated with AI
2025 · thishackernewsdoesnotexist.com · its alternatives →
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Generate convincing fake tweet images
2021 · shashiirk.github.io · its alternatives →
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Fake Checkin▲90Prank friends with fake check-ins from anywhere in the 🌍
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · yigaldviri.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hi everyone, we developed a tool that can easily tell you the overall sentiment of a message based on a word. For now it’s hacker news only but we think this thing has potential. Whether you’re a startup, solopreneur or product manager, you can track trends with it. We are also planning to add predictive tools and real time analysis. Operationally this tool is a lot cheaper than Sprout Social or other similar solutions on the market. No sign-up required. Just type and see results. I'd love your feedback on the tool's usefulness and any ideas for improvement.
2024 · classysoftware.io · its alternatives →
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