hcker.news

a better hacker news reader
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hcker.news is a fast, customizable Hacker News reader with better feeds, filters, search, comments, and reading controls.

The feed refreshes every minute. On mobile, pull-to-refresh works too.

Feedback? Nits? Feature requests? My name is Ryan. Email me.

Features

Feeds

Timeline

Chronological groups with sorting, top-story limits, duplicate grouping, unread markers, and bookmarkable URLs.

Aggregate

Top stories from a selected period, including day, 3-day, week, month, and custom ranges.

Frontpage

The current HN frontpage.

RSS / Feed Readers

  • Browse the feeds page for Atom and JSON feeds.
  • Feed links follow your current story filters and rolling period.
  • Feeds support rolling day, 3-day, week, and month windows.

Best Comments

HN's /bestcomments, grouped by thread.

Comments

HN discussions without leaving the feed.

Inline Comments Reader

  • Open discussions in a resizable drawer beside the feed.
  • Load cached hcker.news threads quickly when available.
  • Follow readable thread lines, with sort, collapse, and jump controls nearby.

Reading Tools

  • Toolbar controls: Sort, filter, collapse, and jump through long threads.
  • Thread lines: Keep nesting readable in deep discussions.
  • Minimap: Read the shape of long threads at a glance.
  • Sticky context: Keep parent comments close while reading.

Quality of Life

Find, revisit, and scan faster.

Search

  • Search stories and comments with highlighted matches.
  • Narrow search to the story title, text, URL, or author.
  • Start from recent searches and suggested queries.

Profile Quick Look

Open usernames to see karma, average karma, account age, and profile text.

Unread Tracking

Spot new stories and replies since your last visit.

Appearance

Tune the app for dense scanning or comfortable reading.

Themes

Choose system-aware light/dark palettes, classic HN, and other reading themes.

Layouts

  • hckrnews layout: Switch from the traditional HN look to a compact list with inline scores.
  • Column View: Scan the feed in multiple columns.
  • Story Spacing: Tune rows from Looser to Snugger.

Feed Customization

Curated Views

  • Small Web: Highlight personal sites, blogs, and indie domains from Kagi's Small Web domain list.
  • Show HN / Ask HN: Focus on launches or discussion starters.
  • AI: Include or exclude AI-related stories.
  • Vintage: Find older links with years in their titles.
  • PDF or Video: Show only videos, PDFs, self posts, or links.

Advanced Filters

  • Include keywords: Require words or phrases you care about.
  • Quoted matches: ai matches by substring; "ai" matches the exact word or phrase.
  • Exclude keywords: Hide terms you are tired of.
  • Minimum votes or comments: Set a score or discussion-volume floor.

And More

  • Bookmarkable views: Views and filters are reflected in the URL, so you can save the exact setup you are looking at.
  • Bulk actions: Open multiple stories at once with “Open All”.
  • Local settings: Your preferences persist on your device.
  • Domain and author filters: Require or block specific sources and submitters.
  • Typography: Choose the feed reading font.
  • PWA: Install it on mobile or desktop, with pull-to-refresh on mobile.
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Press Shift+? to view the full shortcut guide.

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