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What Would Hacker News Say? is a tool that predicts how users on Hacker News might react to and discuss a given topic. It's designed for anyone curious about the Hacker News community's perspective on various subjects.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What Would Hacker News Say? launched in 2011; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HN
   Hacker News Comments▲189

   2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker News Simulator▲572

   2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HN
   Hacker News Classics▲864

   2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →

4. 4LB
   Like Button for Hacker News▲568

   2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →

5. 5HN
   Hacker News Trends▲137

   2020 · eliot-jones.com · its alternatives →

6. 6TH
   The Hacker News Button▲52

   2013 · hn-button.com · its alternatives →

7. 7FT
   Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

   2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

8. 8CO
   Code on Hacker News▲45

   2018 · code.hn · its alternatives →

9. 9IM
   I made a Hacker News for podcasts▲367

   2016 · podcastrank.co · its alternatives →

10. 10HN
    Hacker News 2018, Year in Review▲87

    2019 · chart.ly · its alternatives →

11. 11HN
    Hacker News implemented using the new API▲90

    2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12TU
    The users behind Hacker News▲193

    2011 · hnwho.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hacker News Talk, a Chrome extension for real-time commentary▲48

    2013 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AT
    A tool to analyze Hacker News sentiment on any term in seconds▲126

    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 →

15. 15TH
    This Hacker News Does Not Exist▲252

    2022 · coxomb.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacker News Stack▲138

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

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    I Built a “Google Alerts” for Hacker News▲151

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HN
    HackerNews News Recommender▲97

    The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

    2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacker News API▲317

    Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

    2014 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Collapse Comments on Hacker News▲93

    2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HR
    HN Replies – Get notified of replies to your comments▲217

    2016 · hnreplies.com · its alternatives →

22. 22HN
    Hacker News Ranked by Comment/Score Ratio▲54

    2017 · paradite.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23NH
    New Hacker News web client▲128

    2014 · hack.ernews.info · its alternatives →

24. 24HN
    Hacker News Without News▲146

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

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

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