Hacker News Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Hacker News is Lemmy, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Reddit, Lobsters, Mbin and Steemit. Social Networks like Hacker News are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Android, iPhone, self-hosting, iPad and Windows.

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  1. teddit icon
     9 likes

    A free and open source alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy. Inspired by the Nitter project.

    24 teddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. MetaFilter icon
     10 likes

    Weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. A typical weblog is one person posting their thoughts on the unique things they find on the web. This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Kontxt icon
     9 likes

    Kontxt is an inline communication and engagement tool that adds live collaboration and interactivity to digital content. Enterprise productivity. Remote education. Site owner revenue. Personal social news aggregation, rating, sharing, and discussion.

    51 Kontxt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
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  4. Raddle icon
     24 likes

    Unsatisfied with the few link sharing communities that were available and their proprietary, untransparent and non-secure nature, ziq made the original raddle.me (then known as raddit.me) with Wordpress, but it had a lot of limitations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Hackertab.dev icon
     2 likes

    Hackertab.dev, a handy extension to help developers stay up-to-date with the latest tech happenings. It’s fully customizable, for frontend, backend, full-stack, mobile, data scientists… bref, for all developers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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  6.  2 likes

    Link aggregator inspired by Reddit using ActivityPub federation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. PeakD icon
     5 likes

    An uncensorable social media platform based on the decentralized Hive blockchain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. News as Facts icon
     17 likes

    Read the most important global news in minutes presented as quick and unbiased facts. Forever ad-free and privacy respecting.

    143 News as Facts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Old Pluto icon
     7 likes

    Old Pluto is a news search engine. Rather than offering you recommendations of what to read like other websites, Old Pluto aims to give you tools to find what you think is important for yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. daily.dev icon
     4 likes

    daily.dev is a community of developers getting together around discovering and exploring dev news. Join the movement to empower better software together.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  11. TechontheEdge compiles news and articles from 1000s of websites in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, web and mobile technologies. Readers take advantage of easy to use interface, powerful search engines and personalized newsletters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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