HN Explorer AlternativesHacker News Clients and other similar apps like HN Explorer

HN Explorer is described as 'Get a personalized version of the Hacker News homepage and find similar stories for any story' and is a hacker news client in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HN Explorer for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Hacker News, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best HN Explorer alternative is HN Update, which is free. Other great apps like HN Explorer 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 HN Explorer.

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

    • HN Update is Free and ProprietaryHN Explorer 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 HN Explorer.

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

    • Hacki for Hacker News is Free and Open SourceHN Explorer is Free and Proprietary
  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 HN Explorer.

    • Sigma: Your Feeds United is Freemium and ProprietaryHN Explorer 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 HN Explorer.

    • retronews is Free and Open SourceHN Explorer is Free and Proprietary
  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
     
  7. 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
     
  8. HacKit icon
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    HacKit is a beautiful reader for reading Hacker News on the Mac. It emphasises on a simplified reading experience built for the macOS design language.

    18 HacKit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Hacker News
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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 HN Explorer.

    • Vue HN is Free and ProprietaryHN Explorer is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Octal icon
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    Octal is a full-featured Hacker News client built with an eye for design and usability. Octal has all the features you'd expect from a Hacker News app, including the ability to sign in to your Hacker News account, post comments and upvote.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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