Read Hacker News in your terminal
A convenient - and discreet - way to browse Y Combinator's Hacker News right inside your terminal.
Browse every comment, on any story
An history feature will get you back to your latest viewed comment on any story item.
Contextual help on all screens
If enabled, contextual help will display the most common commands on any given screen.
Customize your experience
Persistent settings, stored in the OS-appropriate folder.
Built to last
Made in Rust with a custom architecture
Built in the fast and safe Rust programming language, with a unique architecture described here. hncli is first and foremost a labor of love, so questions or any kind of contribution are more than welcome on the GitHub repository.
Read-Only
No sign-in required
No Hacker News account required: hncli does not need nor store your credentials in any way whatsoever.