SwiftHN, a Hacker News reader in Swift

In plain words

SwiftHN is a Hacker News reader application built in Swift. It allows users to browse the news feed, save articles to Safari Reading List, view content in a webview, and load comments. The app is functional though still in development. It is designed for Hacker News users seeking an alternative reader. The project welcomes open-source contributions, including code pull requests and design work in Sketch.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

The app is in progress, but already functionnal, you can read the newsfeed, send article to the Safari Reading List, view the article in a webview, and load comments. You can contribute to the app, just do a pull request. You can even contribute to the design in Sketch if youfrom dimillian.github.io

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