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Dev tools · September 16, 2015

Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node

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

Hacker News desktop app made with Electron and Node launched on September 16, 2015 with 167 votes, #130 of 3,463 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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Hacker Menu is a desktop application built with Electron and Node that brings Hacker News to the desktop. It displays Hacker News content directly on users' computers, making it convenient for developers and tech enthusiasts to browse stories without opening a web browser. The application is open source and available on GitHub for contributions and development.

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