circumflex AlternativesHacker News Clients & News Readers like circumflex

circumflex is described as 'A command line tool for browsing Hacker News posts and comments with syntax highlighting and reader mode in your terminal effortlessly' and is a hacker news client in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to circumflex for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Hacker News, Web-based, Android and Mac apps. The best circumflex alternative is HN Update, which is free. Other great apps like circumflex are Hacki for Hacker News, SideHN, Sigma: Your Feeds United and Glider for Hacker News.

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circumflex alternatives page was last updated Jul 3, 2025
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  1. HN Update icon

    HN Update

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    Hourly news broadcast of top Hacker News stories.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    HN Update screenshot 1

    HN Update Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Text to Speech
    5.  Read Aloud
    6.  AI-Powered

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    • HN Update is the most popular Web-based alternative to circumflex.

    • HN Update is the most popular free alternative to circumflex.

    • HN Update is Free and Proprietarycircumflex is Free and Open Source
  2. Hacki for Hacker News icon

    Hacki for Hacker News

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    Hacki is a simple noiseless Hacker News client that is just enough.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Hacker News
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Clean design

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    • Hacki for Hacker News is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to circumflex.

    • Hacki for Hacker News is the most popular Open Source alternative to circumflex.

    • Hacki for Hacker News is Free and Open Sourcecircumflex is also Free and Open Source
    • Hacki for Hacker News is Lightweightcircumflex is not according to our users
  4. SideHN icon

    SideHN

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    The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    SideHN screenshot 1

    SideHN Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Sidebar

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  5. Sigma: Your Feeds United icon

    Sigma: Your Feeds United

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    Sigma is a universal browser for your favorite websites and social networks, allowing you to vote and comment on interesting topics of any kind and discuss with the community.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Sigma: Your Feeds United is the most popular iPad alternative to circumflex.

    • Sigma: Your Feeds United is Freemium and Proprietarycircumflex is Free and Open Source
  6. Glider for Hacker News icon

    Glider for Hacker News

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    Glider is an opinionated Hacker News client. Ad-free, open-source, no-nonsense.

    18 Glider for Hacker News alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. retronews

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    A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    retronews screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Python-based

    retronews VS circumflex

     

    • retronews is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to circumflex.

    • retronews is Free and Open Sourcecircumflex is also Free and Open Source
    • retronews is Lightweightcircumflex is not according to our users
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    Nomocle

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    Different from typical Hacker News readers, Nomocle lets you create or follow dashboards to monitor specific topics of interest. It provides an easy way to get to the content you want to keep an eye on.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Nomocle screenshot 1

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  10. HNRelevant icon

    HNRelevant

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    Explore related submissions to the one you're viewing on Hacker News. Gain new insights by uncovering interesting discussions and overlooked gems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    HNRelevant screenshot 1

    HNRelevant Features

    1.  Browser extension

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  11. HNClient icon

    HNClient

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    Comfortably read Hacker News without having to open an endless amount of tabs anymore. You can choose articles to view from a sidebar and can optionally read articles and their comments next to each other on a split screen.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Switch between stories using the sidebar

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  12. Yarn (Hacker news client) icon

    Yarn (Hacker news client)

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    Yarn for Hacker News is a beautiful, full featured app for browsing and interacting with Hacker News.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Hacker News
    Yarn (Hacker news client) screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Site is dead.

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  13. HackerNewt icon

    HackerNewt

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    HackerNewt is a Hacker News client that uses an alternative way of displaying comment tree. Advantages over traditional interfaces:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Dark Mode

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  14. HN Explorer icon

    HN Explorer

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    Get a personalized version of the Hacker News homepage and find similar stories for any story.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    HN Explorer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Personalized Recommendations
    3.  No registration required

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