Show HN: A native Hacker News reader with integrated todo/done tracking
a year ago
- #Desktop Application
- #Hacker News
- #Rust
- Native desktop application for browsing Hacker News with a clean, modern interface.
- Built with Rust and egui.
- Browse top stories from different Hacker News sections: Hot, New, Show HN, Ask HN, Jobs, Best.
- View comments in a threaded, Reddit-like format with auto-folding and adjustable font size.
- Search and filter stories by title, domain, or author.
- Automatically loads more content when scrolling to the bottom.
- Color-coded stories based on score.
- Dark and light mode support.
- Offline capability with local caching.
- Favorite stories for later reading.
- Open articles in your default browser.
- Keyboard shortcuts for navigation and comments management.
- Story list displays up to 150 stories per section with detailed information.
- Comments view includes collapsible threads, adjustable font size, and author highlighting.
- Favorites are stored locally in a SQLite database.
- Simple architecture with UI layer, data models, and Hacker News client.
- MIT License.