HN Update is the most popular Web-based alternative to Octal.
HN Update is the most popular free alternative to Octal.
- HN Update is Free and Proprietary
Octal AlternativesHacker News Clients & News Readers like Octal
Octal is described as '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' and is a hacker news client in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Octal for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Mac, Hacker News, Windows and Linux apps. The best Octal alternative is HN Update, which is free. Other great apps like Octal are Hacki for Hacker News, SideHN, Sigma: Your Feeds United and Glider for Hacker News.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- Hacker News
Hacki for Hacker News is the most popular Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Octal.
Hacki for Hacker News is the most popular Open Source alternative to Octal.
- Hacki for Hacker News is Free and Open Source
- Hacki for Hacker News is Lightweight
The web, with a side of HackerNews. Shows a sidebar with HN comments if the link was opened from HN.
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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
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- iPhone
- iPad
Sigma: Your Feeds United is the most popular iPad alternative to Octal.
- Sigma: Your Feeds United is Freemium and Proprietary
Glider is an opinionated Hacker News client. Ad-free, open-source, no-nonsense.
A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt.
retronews is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Octal.
- retronews is Free and Open Source
- retronews is Lightweight
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
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- Online
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
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- Android
- Hacker News
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.
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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.
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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
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Go (Programming Language)
- Homebrew
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