retronews AlternativesHacker News Clients and other similar apps like retronews

retronews is described as 'A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt' and is a hacker news client in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to retronews for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Web-based, Android, Hacker News and Google Chrome apps. The best retronews alternative is HN Update, which is free. Other great apps like retronews 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 retronews.

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

    • HN Update is Free and Proprietaryretronews is Free and Open Source
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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 retronews.

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

    • Hacki for Hacker News is Free and Open Sourceretronews is also Free and Open Source
  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 retronews.

    • Sigma: Your Feeds United is Freemium and Proprietaryretronews is Free and Open Source
  5. 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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    Explore related submissions to the one you're viewing on Hacker News. Gain new insights by uncovering interesting discussions and overlooked gems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. Claw icon
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    Claw is a read-only client for the Lobsters link aggregator with support for saving posts, functioning as a reading list.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. 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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    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
     
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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
     
    • circumflex is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to retronews.

    • circumflex is Free and Open Sourceretronews is also Free and Open Source
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