HacKit AlternativesHacker News Clients & News Readers like HacKit

HacKit is described as 'Beautiful reader for reading Hacker News on the Mac. It emphasises on a simplified reading experience built for the macOS design language' and is a hacker news client in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HacKit for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best HacKit alternative is HN Update, which is free. Other great apps like HacKit are Hacki for Hacker News, SideHN, Sigma: Your Feeds United and Glider for Hacker News.

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  1. HN Update icon
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    Hourly news broadcast of top Hacker News stories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    • HN Update is Free and ProprietaryHacKit is also Free and Proprietary
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    Hacki is a simple noiseless Hacker News client that is just enough.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • Hacker News
     
    • Hacki for Hacker News is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to HacKit.

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

    • Hacki for Hacker News is Free and Open SourceHacKit is Free and Proprietary
    • Hacki for Hacker News is LightweightHacKit is not according to our users
  3. SideHN icon
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    The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Sigma: Your Feeds United is Freemium and ProprietaryHacKit is Free and Proprietary
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
    • retronews is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HacKit.

    • retronews is Free and Open SourceHacKit is Free and Proprietary
    • retronews is LightweightHacKit is not according to our users
  6. Nomocle icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    A streamlined, syntax-highlighted browsing experience for Hacker News directly in the terminal, featuring reader mode posts, support for user-favorite pagers for efficient access. Emphasize color customization with native terminal colors and complete Nerd Fonts icon integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Homebrew
     
  8. Trilby icon
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    Trilby is a beautiful, and thoughtfully created Hacker News client for your device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Hacker News
     
  9. Vue HN icon
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    Read news from Y-Combinator's Hackernews feed using an elegant, Pinterest-like layout, complete with thumbnails and Likes!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Hacker News
     
    • Vue HN is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to HacKit.

    • Vue HN is Free and ProprietaryHacKit is also Free and Proprietary
  10. HN Reader icon
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    Never miss a news again, HN Reader feature a useful today widget which is refreshed every time you pull down the notification center. You can quickly read the latest titles and open Safari from there.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
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    Hackers is the ultimate app for Hacker News. We focus on the reading experience, with a simple yet beautiful UI and clean typography. Navigate large comment threads with ease just by swiping left. Up vote posts and comments by swiping right.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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