hcker.news – an ergonomic, timeline-based Hacker News front page
Hi folks, I've built an alternative Hacker News front page. It is inspired by and meant to be a replacement for hckrnews.com. I built this because HN is woefully underfeatured, but most sites that try to improve it seem to assume that the visual design is the problem. hcker.news tries to maintain HN's familiarity while adding useful enhancements. There are three primary views: - Timeline View: Browse top stories by votes or comments grouped by day, week, or month (e.g., top 20 per day, top 100 per week). - Aggregate View: See top stories by votes or comments over custom time ranges. - Front…
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hcker.news is an alternative Hacker News front page that organizes stories through timeline and aggregate views grouped by day, week, or month. It lets users browse top stories by votes or comments, filter by custom keywords, or view content from Kagi's Small Web curated list. The tool maintains Hacker News's familiar interface while adding organizational features designed to make browsing more efficient without redesigning the visual layout.
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Hi folks, I've built an alternative Hacker News front page. It is inspired by and meant to be a replacement for hckrnews.com. I built this because HN is woefully underfeatured, but most sites that try to improve it seem to assume that the visual design is the problem. hcker.news tries to maintain HN's familiarity while adding useful enhancements. There are three primary views: - Timeline View: Browse top stories by votes or comments grouped by day, week, or month (e.g., top 20 per day, top 100 per week). - Aggregate View: See top stories by votes or comments over custom time ranges. - Front Page View: The original HN front page, untouched. Feed Filtering: - Kagi Small Web: View only stories from websites that are a part of Kagi's Small Web, which is a curated list of non-commercial blogs - Custom Keyword Filters: Include/exclude keywords (e.g., include "Rust," exclude "DOGE") or set a minimum score threshold. - No HN Algorithm: Timeline and Aggregate Views show stories usually downranked by the HN algo (e.g., flagged posts or those with too many comments). UI: - Unread Flags: Quickly spot new stories or ones you haven't seen. - Two Layouts: Classic HN style or a compact story view inspired by hckrnews.com. - Multi-column & High-density Modes: Fit more content on screen. - Themes: Light, Dark, and Manila. I'd love your feedback and suggestions. Cheers!
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