Top PDFs and Papers Submitted to Hacker News

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Top PDFs and Papers Submitted to Hacker News is a directory that curates the most popular PDF documents and academic papers shared on Hacker News. It aggregates submissions from the community to help readers discover trending research, technical papers, and other document-based content in one place. The tool is useful for anyone seeking quality long-form content and scholarly materials that have resonated with the Hacker News audience.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 20182019 · getpolarized.io · ▲411
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  Hacker News frontpage as a print newspaper that you can personalize2024 · yourhackernews.com · ▲564
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  Hnpdf.com – Quick access to pdfs shared on Hacker News2022 · hnpdf.com · ▲70
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  HackerNews but for research papers2024 · papertalk.xyz · ▲319

  Hey guys, I love HN! I wanted to extend the same aesthetic and community towards things beyond tech-related news. I thought it would be cool to get the same quality of community gathered around the latest and greatest research coming out. Let me know what you guys think of what I have so far. It's still early so there are probably bugs and other quality issues. If there's any features missing that you'd want let me know. ALSO, if any of you are familiar with the map of the territory of any particular field, please let me know! Would love to pick your brain and to come up with a 'most…

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  The Front Page – Newspaper-style front page for Hacker NewsMay 2026 · thefrontpage.dev · ▲29

  A newspaper-style front page for Hacker News.

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  Hacker News Front Page Explorer2020 · harishgarg.gumroad.com · ▲150

  A database of top ranking Hacker News front page posts

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲930

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Jumbo: Privacy & Security▲936

  Your privacy assistant, by Sunrise co-founder

  Life & fun · 2019 · apps.apple.com

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  Lorem Picsum – Lorem Ipsum but for photos▲880

  Lorem Ipsum... but for photos

  Life & fun · 2019 · picsum.photos

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  UserGuiding 2.0▲782

  An easy way to show how your product works 😻

  Work · 2019 · userguiding.com

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  Startup 3▲745

  Create websites and landing pages with Startup 3 🚀

  Dev tools · 2019 · designmodo.com

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  1MB – Free and easy static website hosting and database▲744

  Unlock the full potential of your website with 1MB

  Dev tools · 2019 · 1mb.site

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  Mercury▲730

  Banking stack for startups

  Commerce · 2019 · mercury.com