Hacker News for macOS
A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI
142 followers
A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI
142 followers
A native macOS desktop client for Hacker News that goes beyond the website. Browse stories in a visual grid with article thumbnails, read articles side-by-side with comment threads, and use reader mode to focus on content. Built entirely with SwiftUI for a fast, native experience with full dark mode support, 15+ keyboard shortcuts, built-in ad blocking, and adjustable text scaling. Log in with your HN account to bookmark stories, hide items, and sync across sessions. Free and open-source.
Hacker News for macOS
@ironsidexxvi Hi Dylan. Congrats on your launch! Did you face any macOS‑specific design challenges like menus, touchpad gestures, windowing?
Hacker News for macOS
@kimberly_ross Hey there! Getting macOS code signing and notarization working in CI was honestly the hardest part of this project. If anyone is distributing a macOS app outside the App Store via GitHub Actions, I'm happy to answer questions — the workflow is fully open source.
The HN website is known to be "minimal", to say the least. Why might that be the case for so long, when they clearly have the ability to make it look more modern? Maybe for more classic look? idk but I am very relieved to have a more modern HN.
Is this just me??
Hacker News for macOS
@peterz_shu
That’s a good question. I don’t think they’ve changed the front end once from the time they released hacker news in 2007.
Keyboard-first Hacker News reading on macOS is a tough bar, especially in SwiftUI. I like that Hacker News for macOS is MIT licensed, ships as a simple DMG, and targets macOS 14+. That keeps the surface area sane. The make-or-break details are focus management, keeping scroll position when you bounce between story and comments, and a read state that never drifts. If you ever add sync, read state and saved stories across Macs is the day-two win. Nail those and it'll stick.
Haha...I just posted for the first time on HN y-day. Was a super clunky experience for a noob. I totally get it. Thanks for building. Gonna give it a spin
Love the grid view and simple filters. Its a keeper Dylan
suggestion - for the Show HN: posts - I would love it if the first comment shows in the grid tile instead of image - so i can get the elevator-pitch for the product without having to click through... what are your thoughts?
Hacker News for macOS
@zeebs Very interesting idea! Thanks for the feedback.