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The Hacker News Button is a browser tool launched in 2013 that allows users to submit web pages directly to Hacker News. It simplifies sharing content to the popular technology news community by adding a quick… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Hacker News Button launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1LB
   Like Button for Hacker News▲568

   2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News Classics▲864

   2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

4. 4HN
   Hacker News Comments▲189

   2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

5. 5FT
   Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

   2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hackernews-Button – Bloom Filter-based, private HN browsing extension▲74

   Privacy-preserving Firefox extension linking to Hacker News discussion; built with Bloom filters and WebAssembly - jstrieb/hackernews-button

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7TU
   The users behind Hacker News▲193

   2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hacker News Stack▲138

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

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9HN
   Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

   2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AE
    An Efficient Way to Browse Hacker News▲24

    2014 · xinglab.com · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News Dark Mode▲119

    2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

12. 12HN
    Hacker News Trends▲137

    2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TH
    The HackerNews Follow Discussion Button▲18

    2012 · jermaink.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Redesign▲380

    2014 · hilapeleg.io · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    HackerNews News Recommender▲97

    The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

    2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News 2018, Year in Review▲87

    2019 · chart.ly · its alternatives →

17. 17CO
    Code on Hacker News▲45

    2018 · code.hn · its alternatives →

18. 18IB
    I built a tool to remove news articles from HN▲131

    2020 · hn.luap.info · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node▲167

    Hacker News Delivered to Desktop :dancers:. Contribute to owenthereal/hacker-menu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20UH
    Updated Hacker News Chrome Extension▲59

    2013 · blog.tommoor.com · its alternatives →

21. 21TH
    This Hacker News Does Not Exist▲252

    2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hacker News Without News▲146

    Hacker News Without News: A curated newsletter of interesting things.

    2023 · hn.build-your-own.org · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hacker News Instant (3 hour project)▲91

    2011 · hninstant.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts▲225

    The Hacker News front page, with a short video explainer for every story.

    23d ago · hn.watch · its alternatives →

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