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Dev tools · February 4, 2016

Browse Hacker News from the Comfort of Your Terminal

:newspaper: CLI to browse Hacker News. Contribute to rafaelrinaldi/hn-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

Browse Hacker News from the Comfort of Your Terminal launched on February 4, 2016 with 83 votes, #602 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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hn-cli is a command-line interface tool that lets developers browse Hacker News directly from their terminal. It's designed for users who prefer working in terminal environments and want to access Hacker News without opening a web browser. The tool provides a text-based way to view stories and discussions from the popular tech news site.

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