HN Explorer Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Trilby

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   Trilby is a beautiful, and thoughtfully created Hacker News client for your device.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Hacker News Client
   • News Reader

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Hacker News

   

   

   

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   Vue HN

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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 (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Hacker News

   

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   Octal

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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
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Hacker News Client
   • News Reader

   Platforms

   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

   

   

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   HackerNewt

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

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Hacker News Client

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • iPhone

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Hacker News Client
   • News Reader

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   HNBuddy - Hackernews client for iOS

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   Offline bookmarks, expandable & rich discussion threads, customisable reader, automatic themes, ... Everything you need for the best browsing experience possible.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Platforms

   • iPhone

   

   

   

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   HackerNewsWatch

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   A minimal Hacker News reader for Apple Watch built with SwiftUI.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Hacker News Client

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Apple Watch

   • Poland
   • EU

   

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    circumflex

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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 (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Hacker News Client
    • News Reader

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Homebrew

    

    

    

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