HACK for YC Hacker News Reader for PC - Free Download: Windows 10/11 Edition

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Software Features and Description

1. - Powerful search (powered by Algolia API) - use @date to sort by date, #story to filter for stories, #comments to filter for comments, #author_username to filter by user etc.

2. This is useful for when you are viewing the app in split view / multitasking and like opening the link / story / comment in a browser side by side.

3. - On iPads, you can drag a story / comment / story's image (link) to open it in safari in split view.

4. Supports Brave, Firefox, Firefox Focus, Orion, Opera Touch, Dolphin, DuckDuckGo, iCab Mobile, Microsoft Edge and Chrome.

5. HACK for YC's Hacker News is the most beautiful and easy way to read about the latest tech, startup and STEM news.

6. - Search in comments and usernames! Search is case and diacritic insensitive and ignores punctuations.

7. Go to settings > Disable the "Use in-app Safari" setting > tap that row to change the default browser.

8. Search uses an CONTAINS, OR operation if multiple words are typed.

9. - I run my own server for caching high quality favicons shown in the app plus for push notifications for replies.

10. - Archive: View an archive of the post website.

11. - Articles can be opened in built in safari or 3rd party browsers.

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Download and install HACK for YC Hacker News Reader on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
HACK	Get App ↲	1,242 4.67	Pranoy Chowdhury

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install HACK for YC Hacker News Reader app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using HACK on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "HACK"
The search will reveal the HACK for YC Hacker News Reader app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once HACK is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including HACK.
Now enjoy HACK on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Pranoy Chowdhury	4.67	116

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native HACK Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use HACK,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "HACK" » then Click "Install".
- HACK for YC Hacker News Reader will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get HACK on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Pranoy Chowdhury	1242	4.67

Download on Android: Download Android

Top Pcmac Reviews

The Best Hacker News reader

By Mathew Robinson (Pcmac user)

After the 1.4 update every complaint I had with this app is addressed. By far my favorite way to read hacker news.
The best I have come across

By David C. (Pcmac user)

Excellent app, very feature rich. The author keeps refining, and adding features to it. Highly recommended!
Nice app!

By No Peace In The Wild (Pcmac user)

So far I’m really loving it, very modern and user friendly app.