Octal Alternatives

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, iPad, Hacker News and Windows apps. The best Octal alternative is Hacki for Hacker News, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Octal are HN Update, Glider for Hacker News, SideHN and Sigma: Your Feeds United .

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  1. 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.

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Hacker News
     
  3. 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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. 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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Hacker News
     
  5. 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

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  6. Get a personalized version of the Hacker News homepage and find similar stories for any story.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  7. The one Hacker News reader to rule them all. Native mobile experience forged for Hacker News. Journey through stories, delve into comments, vote, post and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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