HN Glance
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SHOW HN2026
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#3,625of 4,366 in 2026
Top 84%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Design: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple, modern UI over HN
From 1 comment
Love the combination of simple and modern UI over HN. Not sure if this is just a demo or a final form, but I am lagging too much scrolling through the posts.
sakhund on HN
Not over the top, with useful picture previews
From 1 comment
As a new user here, this is fantastic. Not too over the top, a bit more information in the pictures. I'm digging it.
D__J on HN
Objections
Scrolling lags for at least one user
From 1 comment
Love the combination of simple and modern UI over HN. Not sure if this is just a demo or a final form, but I am lagging too much scrolling through the posts.
sakhund on HN
Requests
Three-column layout with floating, auto-hiding side columns
From 1 comment
Interesting. Have you seen this? https://www.orangecrumbs.com/hn/ For HN Glance, perhaps there could be the list/previews column on the left, middle column for full-viewing with…
adrianwaj on HN
Browser extension or sidebar showing top comments beside linked articles
From 1 comment
Maybe the answer is a browser extension. "When an item is clicked, the new page reveals the linked article on the top half of the screen, and the item page on the bottom, with…
adrianwaj on HN
Alternatives named
Orange Crumbs HN reader
From 1 comment
Interesting. Have you seen this? https://www.orangecrumbs.com/hn/ For HN Glance, perhaps there could be the list/previews column on the left, middle column for full-viewing with…
adrianwaj on HN
Violentmonkey script adding a top-comments sidebar
From 1 comment
I just created script for ViolentMonkey for viewing top comments in a sidebar. https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/588721-hacker-news-comment-sidebar-right-click-to-close used…
adrianwaj on HN