bwm

9 Show HNs that got attention, 2012 to 2026. 685 points in all, 3 with 50 or more.

First
Mongout (2012)
Best
Mongout (401 points)
bwm on HN

Consumer and social

2012

Mongout

An addictive way to browse pictures on reddit

Mixed401 points138 comments

Infrastructure

2026

machine0

Persistent NixOS VMs You Control from the CLI

Loved96 points37 comments

Productivity

2012

Stashmarks

An awesome way to browse and search your Chrome bookmarks.

Mixed88 points60 comments

Dev tools

2014

Takana

SCSS live editing with Sublime Text

Loved31 points10 comments

Consumer and social

2017

polyfact.co

A really addictive way to read /r/todayilearned

Mixed24 points11 comments

Dev tools

2025

Director

Local first, open source MCP Gateway

Quiet14 points6 comments

Dev tools

2025

director.run

The simplest way to use MCP. local-first. 100% open source

Quiet11 points2 comments

Dev tools

2013

subhub

Add a 1-click open in Sublime button to Github

Quiet10 points0 comments

Web and SaaS

2020

Upflow

Get your invoices paid faster, with less hassle

Quiet10 points0 comments

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