Hacker Times – HN Reader
This has been a play project for a little while, trying to build an interface that's comfortable to read on any device. It's a bit of a mashup of a Pocket-like interface, digital newspaper and Hacker News.
Hacker Times – HN Reader launched on June 28, 2026 with 10 votes, #1,316 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Hacker Times is a Hacker News reader that combines elements of Pocket, digital newspapers, and HN into a single interface designed for comfortable reading across devices. It targets people who want to consume Hacker News content in a more polished, newspaper-like format rather than the traditional HN interface. The product emphasizes readability and cross-device compatibility as its main distinguishing features.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
A fresh way to read Hacker News — discover top tech, startup, and programming stories in a distraction-free newspaper format.
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