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Hacker News PWA

Free
News & Reading

A beautifully designed installable Hacker News client. Fast, offline-capable front-end for YCombinator's tech news aggregator. The essential news source for developers and founders. Threads are cached once opened, so a long comment chain stays readable after the connection drops.

Catalogued April 15, 2026 · Curated by PWA Directory team
Works Offline
Installable
Cross-Platform
Free

Not sure how to add Hacker News PWA to your home screen? Step-by-step for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge — it takes about ten seconds, and there is no app store involved.

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How to install Hacker News PWA as a PWA

Chrome / Edge
Menu (⋮) → Add to Home screen
Safari (iOS)
Share (↑) → Add to Home Screen
Firefox
Menu (⋮) → Install

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