Most Debated

The biggest threads that split HN.

Consumer and social

2023

Ad Accelerator

YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads

Debated713 points710 comments

Productivity

2020

Obsidian

A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files

Debated1,087 points477 comments

Finance and crypto

2026

Calquio

I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

Debated314 points433 comments

Games

2026

Permit Pending

SimCity, but with Permits

Debated941 points428 comments

AI

2023

Phind

GPT-4-powered web searches for developers

Debated1,401 points414 comments

Productivity

2021

Modern Wiki

A modern web UI for Wikipedia

Debated979 points409 comments

Productivity

2026

Files.md

Open-source alternative to Obsidian

Debated730 points356 comments

Consumer and social

2022

OnlyRecipe.app

Remove clutter from recipe sites

Debated560 points345 comments

AI

2020

This Word Does Not Exist

Debated956 points342 comments

Learning and science

2022

Quazel

Get conversational practice in over 20 languages by talking to an AI

Debated787 points335 comments

Productivity

2023

Boring Report

A news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

Debated1,166 points332 comments

Security and privacy

2014

GlassWire

I got hacked, felt paranoid, made an app – GlassWire

Debated1,013 points331 comments

Consumer and social

2022

Radiopaper

Troll-resistant public conversations

Debated346 points323 comments

Productivity

2025

Mitch Ivin portfolio (Windows XP recreation)

I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio

Debated1,032 points323 comments

Dev tools

2012

Meteor

A realtime JavaScript framework

Debated1,386 points322 comments

Dev tools

2018

Browsh

A modern, text-based browser

Debated967 points322 comments

AI

2022

chatGPT-python-elm

Whole Git repo was made with ChatGPT

Debated231 points308 comments

Security and privacy

2015

FuckFuckAdblock

Debated353 points298 comments

Productivity

2019

SourcedFact

A platform for journalists to “open source” their fact checking

Debated593 points298 comments

AI

2015

ACUMAN

I'm a 14 year-old dev who has programmed an artificial intelligence bot

Debated430 points297 comments

Web and SaaS

2016

Oldster

Hire an Oldster

Debated475 points295 comments

Finance and crypto

2023

ProjectionLab

I spent 2 years building a personal finance simulator

Debated766 points288 comments

Productivity

2013

BeeLine Reader

Ditch Black Text to Read Faster, Easier

Debated739 points262 comments

Learning and science

2025

molecheck

I'm a dermatologist and I vibe coded a skin cancer learning app

Debated429 points259 comments

Languages and libraries

2024

Rust Web Framework

Hi everyone, I've been "funemployed" for a few months and with all that free time and idle hands I wrote a…

Debated488 points258 comments

Games

2022

Back Of Your Hand

A game that tests how well you know your local area

Debated654 points257 comments

Learning and science

2023

Piano Tabs

Learn piano without sheet music

Debated222 points255 comments

Dev tools

2024

One

A new React framework unifying web, native and local-first

Debated506 points254 comments

Creative

2025

cryonceaweek

A website that makes you cry

Debated296 points240 comments

Hardware

2026

Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand

Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)

Debated786 points240 comments

Productivity

2019

ReportMill SnapTea

300k lines of Java UI code running native in browser at desktop speed

Debated289 points236 comments

Learning and science

2011

Codecademy.com

The easiest way to learn to code

Debated787 points232 comments

Dev tools

2018

lazygit

A tool that made me faster at Git

Debated551 points229 comments

Consumer and social

2021

Reslash

The antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

Debated266 points229 comments

Web and SaaS

2023

store

An app store just for installable web apps

Debated484 points228 comments

Data

2013

bestmedicareprice

I mapped US medical prices. Save thousands by driving a few miles

Debated488 points222 comments

Learning and science

2026

HackerBooks

HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN

Debated1,242 points221 comments

Languages and libraries

2017

Decaffeinate

Decaffeinate converts CoffeeScript projects to modern JS

Debated361 points219 comments

Web and SaaS

2021

ustaxes.org

open-source tax filing webapp

Debated465 points219 comments

Productivity

2026

Micasa

track your house from the terminal

Debated657 points218 comments

Games

2023

Classic Video Poker

I'm a Unity 3D refugee, certified expert, started in 2005 when it was a two man-band with Joachim and David.

Debated578 points216 comments

Consumer and social

2023

Lungy

I'm a doctor and made a responsive breathing app for stress and anxiety

Debated666 points215 comments

Games

2025

Time Portal

Get dropped into history, guess where you landed

Debated497 points213 comments

Dev tools

2026

taws

Terminal UI for AWS

Debated390 points210 comments

Dev tools

2020

Primo

all-in-one IDE, CMS, component library, static site generator

Debated575 points209 comments

Infrastructure

2020

Aviary.sh

A tiny Bash alternative to Ansible

Debated276 points208 comments

Productivity

2013

Coffitivity

Increase your productivity with ambient noise

Debated337 points205 comments

Learning and science

2021

Vision Zero Reporting

Identify car crash editorial anti-patterns using NLP

Debated344 points205 comments

Dev tools

2026

Godogen

Claude Code skills that build complete Godot games

Debated337 points205 comments

Productivity

2020

Screen

screen sharing for remote work, by the cofounder of Screenhero

Debated406 points203 comments

Productivity

2024

Strflow

A Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

Debated219 points201 comments

Consumer and social

2022

Half Loaf Near Me

A website to search for half loaves of bread

Debated196 points200 comments

Infrastructure

2016

Dply

Free temporary Linux servers

Debated673 points198 comments

Infrastructure

2019

Baxx

Unix-friendly backup service

Debated424 points198 comments

Productivity

2022

Modern for HN

A modern web UI for Hacker News

Debated308 points198 comments

Data

2012

Million Short

Imagine a search engine that removed top million sites from its index

Debated552 points195 comments

Productivity

2025

AI Native Resume

My AI Native Resume

Debated301 points194 comments

Dev tools

2026

big-arrow-on-the-screen

Let your AI agents paint big arrows, boxes and text on your screen

Debated421 points194 comments

Learning and science

2026

blackhole.plav.in

Physically accurate black hole you can put in your room

Debated477 points193 comments

Dev tools

2023

Trigger.dev

A developer-first open-source Zapier alternative

Debated745 points190 comments

Productivity

2022

Unblah

An app for when I talk too much in online meetings

Debated451 points189 comments

Creative

2025

Clever Coloring Book

I used OpenAI's new image API for a personalized coloring book service

Debated316 points188 comments

Learning and science

2024

Explanations

A cheap alternative to college-level math & physics tutoring

Debated391 points187 comments

Learning and science

2026

mvidia

A game where you build a GPU

Debated964 points187 comments

Languages and libraries

2025

FluentSubs

Duolingo-style exercises but with real-world content like the news

Debated472 points184 comments

Dev tools

2019

Xmake

A modern C/C++ build utility

Debated186 points183 comments

Productivity

2024

Shade Map

Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time

Debated685 points183 comments

Creative

2026

Vecti

I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use

Debated386 points183 comments

Infrastructure

2016

Migadu

World class unlimited email hosting for all your domains from $4/month

Debated336 points182 comments

Consumer and social

2021

findareddit.com

Find Subreddits for Your Niche

Debated406 points181 comments

Dev tools

2023

Gut

An easy-to-use CLI for Git

Debated314 points181 comments

Games

2026

quake-srp

Quake ported to safe Rust, playable in browser

Debated241 points181 comments

Productivity

2018

Gmail Classic

CSS for Reverting Gmail's New Look

Debated226 points179 comments

Productivity

2018

Dark Reader extension

Dark mode for every website

Debated369 points175 comments

Learning and science

2022

SQL for Devs

A free eBook about many lesser-known/secret database tricks

Debated865 points174 comments

Productivity

2025

Write It Down

Personal finance tracker

Debated271 points173 comments

Infrastructure

2017

Orange Forum

Web 1.0 style forum written in Go

Debated226 points172 comments

Dev tools

2025

Tutorial-Codebase-Knowledge

An AI that turns GitHub codebases into easy tutorials

Debated923 points172 comments

Productivity

2019

Yack

Community Browser for Hacker News, Reddit, YouTube and More

Debated246 points171 comments

Web and SaaS

2019

Saag as a Service

macronutrient-portioned Indian spinach curry

Debated303 points169 comments

Infrastructure

2024

Opslane

An open-source tool to make on-call suck less

Debated319 points169 comments

Dev tools

2025

Omnara

Run Claude Code from anywhere

Debated310 points168 comments

Hardware

2026

WhatCable

A tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables

Debated566 points168 comments

Web and SaaS

2026

TownSquare

A tiny presence layer for websites

Debated278 points168 comments

Languages and libraries

2023

CspChan

A pure C89 implementation of Go channels, with blocking selects

Debated271 points166 comments

Dev tools

2024

CompressX

Hey HN, just wanted to share my success story with CompressX, my FFmpeg wrapper for macOS.

Debated170 points166 comments

Consumer and social

2017

DESTIGOGO

A travel tool to discover destinations based on your budget

Debated377 points165 comments

Productivity

2022

Pole Clock

A single 24h clock with multiple timezones

Debated440 points165 comments

AI

2023

HackYourNews

AI summaries of the top HN stories

Debated335 points164 comments

Security and privacy

2017

Evilpass

A slightly evil password strength checker

Debated367 points162 comments

Dev tools

2024

Satyrn

A modern Jupyter client for macOS

Debated611 points160 comments

Languages and libraries

2014

mithril

My new JavaScript MVC framework

Debated304 points159 comments

Games

2023

Raverie

Unity like game editor running in pure WASM

Debated644 points159 comments

AI

2023

macOSpilot

Open-source macOS AI copilot using vision and voice

Debated430 points159 comments

AI

2025

Sonauto API

Generative music for developers

Debated127 points157 comments

Languages and libraries

2020

33 line React

Debated418 points156 comments