Hacker News, 1 Jan to 11 Nov 2026
What Hacker News asked for this year. And whether anyone answered.
The threads where somebody asks for a tool, a service or an alternative. Each one links to Hacker News, with the products people named in the replies.
Asked480people asked Hacker News for a product
Answered360got at least one reply, 75% of them
Still waiting120have no reply yet
Every ask, month by month
one dot is one threadGot a replyNo reply yetPoint at a dot to see the thread.
Named most in replies
threadsOpenCode12Claude7Codex7Fastmail5Claude Code4Gemini4yt-dlp4Bloomberry3
What they asked about
waitingAI13537
Developer tools10324
Productivity5510
Privacy and security5310
Media399
Hardware3411
Business2512
Data205
Other162
The asks
480 threads, newest first- AIDecent Voice to text transcription – what are you using?No reply yet
- Privacy and security"No AI" apps/companies/resources?7 replies
- Developer toolsWhat other tools similar to Alibaba OCR do people use with LLMs?1 reply · Serena, ast-grep, Semgrep
- AIGood Harness for Advanced Learning?1 reply · DeepTutor
- Privacy and securityIs Paywall Bypassing Dead?1 reply · wallhop.io
- AIOpenClaw SaaS?20 replies · Crew.ao, Stitch.ai
- AIIs anyone running multi/always-on agents that don't cost a fortune?5 replies · agent-swarm, opencheese, GPTree
- Privacy and securityWhat is the most secure OS for mobile phone?5 replies · GrapheneOS, LineageOS, Calyx
- HardwareWho is manufacturing affordable thumb drives worth using?No reply yet
- HardwareAre there any non-wireless Android devices for sale?No reply yet
- AIAny good AI design tools for pitch decks and visuals?1 reply · Claude Design
- Developer toolsSuggest Alternatives for Conductor.build2 replies · Ski, Buzzpot, Orca
- AIAny way to have inbuild second screen for AI to control1 reply · TheGitAI Coding Agent
- MediaAny tool to remove AI Watermark from image?7 replies
- AIWho still uses EXO Labs?No reply yet
- AIAsk HW: Best frontier AI model for mind map generation?1 reply
- AIWhat is a good open-weight alternative to Claude Code?11 replies · OpenCode, Claude CLI
- MediaOld experimental website that made photos sing?1 reply
- Privacy and securityWhat has been your favorite VPN provider?5 replies · AirVPN, Mullvad, Obscura
- ProductivityAlternative to Tldraw Draw Fast?1 reply · Excalidraw, Eraser
- MediaIndie Game Recommendations?2 replies · Outer Wilds
- AISecure minimalistic web front-ends to Local LLM's?No reply yet
- ProductivityWhat browser should I use? (RIP Arc)7 replies · Vivaldi, Zen Browser
- Developer toolsWhat AI tools help me understand a MR?4 replies · CodeRabbit, Aviator Verify
- ProductivityWhat's a good RSS feed reader?3 replies · Muuted, Inoreader, Feedly
- Privacy and securityWhat should I use instead of Firefox on Android?7 replies · IronFox, Google Chrome, Brave Browser
- ProductivityWhat did you replace pocket with?3 replies · Karakeep, Wallabag
- AIBest value/money AI coding plan bundle?4 replies · Claude Max 20x, Claude Prox 5x, Deepseek 4.1 Flash
- ProductivityAnyone migrate off Google Voice?5 replies · jmp.chat
- MediaAny good technical podcasts to listen to while driving?4 replies · Security Now, Acquired, Software Engineering Radio
- Privacy and securityBest way to get SMS verification codes without using your own number?4 replies · Google Voice
- OtherIs there a temp phone number like temp email?3 replies
- Privacy and securityAny good polished email alternative to Proton Mail?4 replies · Fastmail, Bytemail, Scape
- Developer toolsWhat Prompt Management Tool for macOS do you recommend?No reply yet
- ProductivityMoving Away from O365 / Google Workspace1 reply · Faivelo
- ProductivityIs there any free eBook reader that can sync my highlights to obsidian vaults?No reply yet
- BusinessNeed Email Deliverability Expert2 replies · dmarc.quest
- AIWhat tools do you use to create 3D print models using AINo reply yet
- AICAD for wood working with LLM support?128 replies · FluidCAD, ShopSpec, claydash
- MediaAre there any chat app around personal photos?1 reply
- HardwareWhat desk chair would you recommend for a home office?5 replies · Herman Miller Aeron, Hinomi H2 Pro
- ProductivityWhich Chrome extension is the best for saving ChatGPT chats as PDF files?No reply yet
- HardwareBest Local LLM Box ?No reply yet
- AIWhich frontier model can do code security reviews9 replies · GLM 5.3, Astra-6, deepseek-v4-pro
- MediaIs the xcancel source code publicly available?1 reply · Nitter
- OtherWhich Distro with Nividia GPU?4 replies · Bazzite, Fedora
- MediaOrganize and Cleanup iCloud Photos Using LLMs or GrokBot and Muse1 reply · Photoscope
- AIWhich "AI" provider would you choose?5 replies · Claude Max Plan, t3.chat
- HardwareHow to update missing windows drivers in Windows 11?No reply yet
- AIGetting Banned by ChatGPT, Thrice1 reply
- ProductivityIs there a lanscaping tool which can take photos of my garden and make 3D model?3 replies
- DataJEV for K1 Tax Forms2 replies · OCR
- AIWhat would be the best local ASR model1 reply · Whisper, Parakeet, Qwen3 ASR
- Developer toolsAnybody has experience with maintaining self hosted Git?2 replies · Gitea
- BusinessLifecycle Email Tools1 reply · Swift Missive
- ProductivityWhat job boards are good these days?21 replies · hiring.cafe, searchforjobs.app, dice.com
- ProductivityAnyone using a Wispr Flow alternative that is non-cloud?19 replies · FluidVoice, Handy, VoiceInk
- AIHow do your teams share and distribute agent skills?3 replies · TypingMind Teams, radio.plasma.ai
- DataBest Websites to Generate Theme for PowerBiNo reply yet
- HardwareWhat exists if I want a premade SoC/MCU/screen/enclosure/battery?1 reply · Adafruit
- Developer toolsHow do you use AWS AssumeRole?No reply yet
- BusinessHello HNNo reply yet
- BusinessPulley is shutting down and will cease all operations and services on Dec 8th13 replies · Carta, Eqvista, Cake
- ProductivityWhich crossword generator do you use?No reply yet
- ProductivityHow can I browse HN in dark mode?38 replies · HN Enhance, Dark Reader, Dark Background and Light Text
- HardwareMacBook Pro (Max) equivalent Linux laptop?1 reply · Razer Blade 16
- Developer toolsRFC9421 Signing in C++No reply yet
- HardwareWhat's a good "semi-dumb" phone/watch for kids?12 replies · Commodore Callback, Gabb
- AIWhich LLMs are best suited for prose?2 replies · Gemini
- ProductivityWhy doesn't a Cursor for Word exist?7 replies · vibewrite.work, Claude plugin, Copilot
- AIBest Platforms to Orchestrate Agents2 replies · loomcycle
- MediaBest sentence corpora with native audio for language learning?2 replies · morpheem
- AIPerplexity Pro vs. Claude – what are you paying for?3 replies · Claude, Perplexity
- ProductivityHow to prepare for coding/system design interviews on a mobile phoneNo reply yet
- Privacy and securityAny Alternatives to Archive.ph & co?4 replies · ArchiveBox, unwall
- Developer toolsFramework to Manage Firecracker?2 replies · flintlock
- Privacy and securityAdvice on Migrating from 1Password?150 replies · Vaultwarden, Bitwarden, Proton Pass
- ProductivityWhat kind of tools do you use for manage job search and apply flow?1 reply
- ProductivityWhat is your AI era PowerPoint alternative?2 replies · Gamma
- OtherDo you know the non-tech version of Hacker News?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityAlternative to Proton Mail?8 replies · Fastmail, Infomaniak, Kagi Mail
- AIClaude vs. Codex – which one do you prefer, and why?No reply yet
- OtherAny Recommended Alternatives to Google Maps and Apple Maps?2 replies · Waze, HERE, OpenStreetMap
- Developer toolsLaunch board built only for iOS apps?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityAlternatives to Fail2ban?10 replies · sshguard, fail2zig
- AIBest open source way to run local open-weight LLMs in 2026?1 reply
- HardwareWhat's a Good Physical Printer?12 replies · Brother laser printer, Epson EcoTank
- ProductivityNote taking app good at Spanish?2 replies · Moonshine
- HardwareDoes anyone have a VRAM tester? Something like MemTest86+ but for GPUs?2 replies · gpu-burn
- AIHugging Face is out. Who is hosting open models?17 replies · Featherless, Ollama, Replicate
- Developer toolsMind sharing Google Colab pro or a VM?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityWhat are you using to access x.com at the moment?9 replies
- AIBest LLM Subscription as of Now?5 replies · OpenCode GO, Minimax M3
- HardwareGood large format (>20 inches) touchscreen E-Paper display options?12 replies · Sony DPT-RP1, Bigme
- MediaAnyone set up ways to easily obtain and read transcripts from Ted, YT?9 replies · yt-dlp, ytbulktranscript
- ProductivityWhat's the best open source Wispr alternative?No reply yet
- AIContinue coding agent is dead. Alternatives?4 replies · Mysti, llama copilot extension
- MediaWhat is the best AI Video studioNo reply yet
- Privacy and securityWhat is the firejail alternative for macOSNo reply yet
- OtherCalorie Trackers2 replies · FoodNoms, fitbee
- OtherWhat do you use for a kids (ages 4-7) OS?2 replies
- ProductivityGood IMAP Email Clients?8 replies · Claws Mail, Vivaldi, Evolution
- Developer toolsEmail Client for the Terminal?4 replies · Alpine, Mutt, NeoMutt
- Developer toolsBest code editor without AI?12 replies · Zed, Sublime Text, Kate
- AIWhat's the Best Agent Harness?4 replies · Moshcode cli, Pi, Crush
- Developer toolsAlternatives to GitHub437 replies · Forgejo, Codeberg, GitLab
- AIWhat LLM subscription/provider to use with pi harness?2 replies · OpenCode GO
- Developer toolsWhat tools are you using for human code review of AI-assisted code?11 replies · CodeRabbit, pyor.review
- MediaAlternative to Internet Archive23 replies · CasaOS, Caddy, Zenodo
- BusinessWhat do you use for budgeting in the business?No reply yet
- ProductivityLocal-Only Microsoft Word?6 replies · Office 2016, Microsoft Word 2024
- Privacy and securityResponsible/trustable background check companies?No reply yet
- AIAny good alternatives to Claude that are just not Claude?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityWhat email provider do you recommend for personal email?16 replies · Fastmail, ProtonMail, Infomaniak
- AIGemini/Antigravity or Claude Code, which is better for programming?2 replies · Claude Code, Codex
- BusinessRecommended Merchant of Record and Affliate Setup5 replies · Moonbase, Polar, Dub.co
- AIAnything as Fast as Google's AI Mode in the CLI?1 reply
- Developer toolsIs there a mobile operating system with (wasi) container support?3 replies · Termux, Wasmer SDK
- AISuggest some uncensored AI for photo genaration?2 replies · Chroma HD
- Privacy and securityHow can I find trackers I did not place in my stuff?1 reply
- MediaWhich editing tool using in 2026?2 replies · ShotCut, Davinci Resolve, FinalCut
- MediaSane casual family co-op game on mobile?4 replies · The Past Within, Terraria, Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- MediaWhat are your favorite free daily web-based games?1 reply · Mini Golf Club
- AIClaude Code Alternatives3 replies · GLM, Kimi
- ProductivityIs there an AI app that generates a feed of personalized cheat sheetsNo reply yet
- BusinessAlternatives to Hotline Telegram CRM?No reply yet
- AIDeepSeek Alternatives1 reply
- OtherIs there any Hacker News but for investing/trading/economics etc.?8 replies · Bloomberg Terminal, subreddits
- AIFavorite way to track multi-chat costs in Claude?No reply yet
- AIHas anyone recently tried fish.audioNo reply yet
- DataGood ASX Shares API?2 replies
- Privacy and securityWhat are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?94 replies · Kagi, Ecosia, Brave Search
- AIWhat cloud agents do you use?3 replies · Alloy, conol.ai
- MediaBest Blogging Platform?6 replies
- Privacy and securityWhich web browser has no AI?13 replies · Helium, Falkon, LibreWolf
- HardwareWhat E-Reader to Buy?9 replies · Kobo, Onyx Boox, Remarkable 2
- Privacy and securityWhat do you use for automated web app vulnerability scanning?No reply yet
- AIWhat are you using for LLM inference in production?4 replies · vLLM, Hugging Face, Runpod
- Privacy and securityWhat do you use for privacy focused analytics?10 replies · Plausible, Umami, Matomo
- BusinessWhat agentic AI ad optimization tool do you use?1 reply
- HardwareIs there a "mouse" for parallel work?5 replies
- AIMessaging platform I can self-host for my agents to communicate3 replies · BeeBEEP, MCP agent mail
- AIWhat are some popular AI detection software that you know/have used?1 reply
- AIHow to use agents via API cheaply?3 replies · Kilo Code
- Privacy and securityGood Data Classification Software?No reply yet
- AIWhich is the least sloppy and claudeism free model you have used?No reply yet
- Developer toolsWhat are your current favorite monitoring and observability solutions?1 reply · SigNoz, Sentry
- AIWhat's the best AI coding tool today?2 replies · cmux, Claude Code, Codex
- AIIs anyone giving out tokens for benchmarking LLMs?1 reply · LMarena
- Developer toolsAny Good Pi.dev Setups?1 reply · oh-my-pi, OpenCode, obra superpowers
- AIIs there any AI OS that has local AI and all are integrated to the OS?1 reply · Olares
- AIWhich model do you use with Pi coding agent?4 replies · GLM 5.x, OpenCode GO
- Developer toolsHas anyone here used YC's Paxel?1 reply
- AIWhat paid AI tools are worth it for creative tech projects?3 replies · Claude Max
- Privacy and securityBest approach to dependency vulnerability scanning in CI?1 reply · ReARM
- ProductivityHow do you handle ticket management across Discord, GitHub, and email?3 replies · HelpScout
- ProductivityHas anyone built "HN front page, with all AI stories filtrered out"?6 replies · hcker.news
- ProductivityBest meeting transcription daemon for macOS?8 replies · MacWhisper, MimicScribe
- Privacy and securityWhat are you using for authn/authz and payments?4 replies · Daptin
- AIIs there a Pi with desktop version?No reply yet
- AICan someone build open source Claude tag please?1 reply
- OtherUS Equivalent of Anabin?5 replies · TEC, IEE Evaluation, WES
- MediaWhat are the best free ePub books to read?3 replies · Libby, Hoopla, Accelerando
- OtherWhat's the best Roblox scrpit Delta or othersNo reply yet
- DataRecommended technographic API?6 replies · Bloomberry, Wappalyzer
- Privacy and securityAre there cyberthreat Intel aggregation apps/websites for executives and CISO?No reply yet
- AIWhat model/AI platform do you use for the automatic translations?No reply yet
- Developer toolsAny good replacements for "Refined Hacker News?"2 replies
- OtherAnother "Hacker News" with less AI and more human-focused hacking news?55 replies · lobste.rs, hackaday, hcker.news
- AIWhat is your AI harness that lets you switch LLM models easily?10 replies · Crush, VT Code, Pi
- BusinessWhat are alternative to Upwork for side gig?3 replies · freelance.de, freelancermap.de, malt
- Developer toolsWhat is the best version of full Linux in the browser?1 reply · v86
- Privacy and securityTools/approach to pentest my own framework/SaaS?4 replies · vulnetic.ai
- Developer toolsOpen-source website builders for animated sites like Higgsfield?No reply yet
- Developer toolsGood fast IDE for reading and navigating code in multiple languages10 replies · Neovim, lazyvim, Emacs
- DataWhere are the good search engines for mathematical formulas?16 replies · Wolfram Alpha, OEIS, TheoremSearch
- Developer toolsHow are you creating demo videos for your product?No reply yet
- Developer toolsHow to host my website for cheap?9 replies · pages.cloudflare.com, NearlyFreeSpeech.NET, Netlify
- ProductivityAsk Hacker News: mute notifications while driving2 replies · Do not disturb
- Developer toolsIs there a "is fable up tracker" or notification hook?1 reply · isfable5up.com
- BusinessWhich payment processor/merchant-of-record do you use in 2026?No reply yet
- DataWhat tool are you using for A/B tests and analyzing and documenting themNo reply yet
- Privacy and securitySecure wrapper for coding agents?19 replies · Era, Yolobox, Agent Safehouse
- AIWhich is the best local model under 3B parameters today?No reply yet
- MediaIs there a Mario Wii Web port?1 reply · Dolphin
- AIWhat's SOTA for AI Voice Narration3 replies · NotebookLM, ChatGPT, Seedance
- Privacy and securityMullvad Alternatives?14 replies · Proton VPN, ExpressVPN, IVPN
- AIBest local LLM under 2B paramater and consuming RAM less than 3gb4 replies · LFM 2.5 1.2B instruct, Gemma 4 E2B, Qwen3 1.7B
- HardwareWhich Induction Cooktops Have the Best User Experience (UI/UX)?3 replies · Duxtop, NEFF, Gaggenau
- Developer toolsData Privacy while using API tools6 replies · Bruno, Thunder Client
- ProductivityIs there a CRM Focused on Founder-Led Sales?No reply yet
- Developer toolsWhat GUI/desktop app do you use to keep track of different AI sessions?6 replies · Omnigent, Nimbalyst, superset.sh
- AIAny OSS models as good as GPT-4o-mini?1 reply · DeepSeek Pro 4
- MediaWhich free video downloader do you trust in 2026?3 replies · cobalt, yt-dlp
- MediaWhich free video downloader do you trust in 2026?1 reply · yt-dlp
- AIHow did you set up a multi-agent orchestration for personal use?7 replies · AG2, Scion
- BusinessQuickbooks Alternative?3 replies · Puzzle.io
- AIWhat's your favorite AI tool for front end design?1 reply · Claude Design, 21st.dev, agentbrush.dev
- AIBest AI Gateway?3 replies · OpenCode, sbproxy, GoModel
- Developer toolsHow do you test AI-generated code?3 replies · Blinkof.ai
- HardwareWhat home printer do you use/recommend?24 replies · Epson L3211
- MediaHow do you keep up with tech news1 reply
- ProductivityNew clean macOS install. Must-have apps? Best browser?23 replies · Rectangle, Obsidian, Homebrew
- DataWhat are some rock solid open source vector databases4 replies · Typesense, qdrant
- ProductivityAny AI native Anki alternatives?7 replies · RemNote
- DataHow should I convert Microsoft Word documents to Markdown?8 replies · Pandoc, MarkItDown, Claude Code
- Developer toolsWhat's your go-to queue system?2 replies · Procrastinate, PostgreSQL
- Developer toolsMy package manager have broken and I need helpNo reply yet
- Developer toolsDue to spam on GitHub, what platforms can I move my projects?64 replies · Codeberg, Codefloe, sourcehut
- ProductivityWhat do you use for scientific presentations?2 replies · Beamer
- Privacy and securityAny VPS / VPN with Dedicated IP Address in Cayman Islands?1 reply
- AIHow are you managing MCP servers across a team?3 replies · Speakeasy
- Developer toolsWhat tools are you using for AI-assisted code review?31 replies · GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, OpenCode
- AIWhats the best and small open source model?3 replies · Qwen, DeepSeek Flash, GLM 5 Air
- Developer toolsLooking for a CI/CD project for my local lab10 replies · Woodpecker CI, Jenkins, Gitea
- DataTools for checking traffic of website subpagesNo reply yet
- AIWhich AI subscription is worth paying for now?3 replies · Claude
- Developer toolsBest Hetzner Alternatives?3 replies · Netcup, OVHcloud, Contabo
- ProductivityHow do you handle browser tab overload?3 replies · GoPeek
- AIWhat's the best LLM model that on a 24 GB VRAM GPU?3 replies · Laguna.xs-2, qwen3.6 27b
- AIAny Local LLM can I run without GPU for Local Agentic workflow AI?4 replies · qwen3-coder, qwen3-coder-next, OpenCode
- BusinessBest place to sell digital assets? (software, domains, etc.)No reply yet
- Developer toolsWhat do you use for throwaway email inboxes in CI pipelines?1 reply · Mailpit
- Developer toolsHow / What do you use for Code Review?5 replies · Gerrit
- MediaOpen-Source Software in Aerospace Imaging?No reply yet
- MediaAny good language learning apps/sites that don't use LLMs/GenAI?No reply yet
- AIWhat do you currently use for AI coding (personal or professional)?5 replies · OpenCode, Qwen, Claude
- BusinessAlternatives to Hotline Telegram CRM?No reply yet
- Developer toolsWhich IDE integrates AI best for programming (not vibe coding)?3 replies
- Privacy and securitySimple architecture for group messaging with no need to trust operator?1 reply · Thunderbird, OpenPGP
- Developer toolsWhat email API providers to use for pet project?7 replies · Postmark, Amazon SES, Resend
- Developer toolsWeb editor that operate with AST?No reply yet
- AIIf I cancel Codex today whats the next best local inference agent?9 replies · OpenCode, Zed agent, freebuff
- AIAI Tools for Sales and GTM2 replies
- Privacy and securityPostHog training on end-users; Indie Alternatives?2 replies · Open Replay, Sentry, Rybbit
- Developer toolsWhere is API tooling lacking?1 reply · Bruno
- AIGen model to 1) design characters 2) make a consistent comic with them?6 replies · GPT Image 2
- Developer toolsWhat static website generator should I use in 2026?4 replies · Hugo
- AISome Sensible Alternative to Openrouter?3 replies · Google Vertex, Google AI Studio
- AIBest Free Local STT?4 replies · amical, Whisper.cpp
- HardwareLaptops with good Linux support and good build quality?8 replies · Framework, Lenovo X1 Carbon, System76
- Privacy and securityIs there any offline meeting apps?1 reply · Moodle, wiki, paper and pen
- OtherBest worldwide / classic phone games?7 replies · Lichess, SuperTuxKart, Zombie Farm
- Privacy and securityHow do small teams securely share env files?8 replies · Infisical, varlock, 1Password
- AIIs there a better and more affordable AI coding tool than Claude?5 replies · OpenCode, Claude
- Developer toolsSuggest Google Antigravity Alternative13 replies · OpenCode, Cursor, Windsurf
- Developer toolsHow to manage AI APIs for SaaS application?6 replies · OpenRouter, LiteLLM, AWS KMS
- Developer toolsWhat are Stainless users doing now that Anthropic has killed it?3 replies · openapi-typescript, Speakeasy
- Developer toolsNatural Language App Testing?No reply yet
- AIIs there a good code intelligence MCP server yet?1 reply · grepika, tilth
- AIWhat's your go-to LLM for coding?2 replies · Opus 4.7 in Claude Code, GPT-5.5 in Codex
- AIWhich AI harness comes close to Claude Code?2 replies · Claude Code
- AIViable open source Claude Design alternative?7 replies · Google Stitch
- AIWould you use alternative to ChatGPT $0 cost and it's better/smarter?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityWe need a safe alternative to Telegram for agents like OpenClaw or Hermes1 reply
- Developer toolsBest static site generator for a docs site in 2026?13 replies · 11ty, Hugo Book, Starlight
- AIBest AI coding plan alternative to Claude and ChatGPT13 replies · GLM Coding Plan, Kimi, Chutes
- Developer toolsNotify about DNS records propagation2 replies
- ProductivityWhat is your go-to solution for a personal wiki in 2026?21 replies · Obsidian, Logseq, Bookstack
- AIHow do you pilot a service company full of AI agents?No reply yet
- Developer toolsBest/Easiest way to host Rust with PostgreSQL?2 replies · Railway
- Privacy and securityWhat is the best CTF Hosting Platform?No reply yet
- AIBest local agent setup for Markdown notes?No reply yet
- Developer toolsAlternatives to VSCode?9 replies · Google Antigravity, VSCodium, Trae
- HardwareBest hardware for local inferenceNo reply yet
- Developer toolsBest way to develop games for beginners12 replies · GameMaker, Unity, Godot
- DataIs there any good open-source alternative to MinIO?5 replies · SeaweedFS, Garage
- AIAny dashboards give realtime average AI chatbot response time?No reply yet
- OtherRecommended Gemini CLI extensions/skills for token consumption2 replies
- AIAre there any good open-source chat apps?No reply yet
- DataWhat product analytics are you using?3 replies · Umami, PostHog
- Developer toolsAlternatives to GitHub Copilot?1 reply
- Privacy and securityDoes Continuous Pen Testing Exist?1 reply · Vulnetic
- MediaPaid ambient/background noise for focus?3 replies · White Noise Lite, yt-dlp
- ProductivityIs there a way to render URLs to PDFs on Android?6 replies · PDFBolt, yakpdf
- ProductivityWhat file sharing apps do you guys use?12 replies · wormhole.app, filen.io, PairDrop
- Developer toolsBatteries Included CLI Framework10 replies · Typer, oclif, parsh
- Developer toolsMicroVM setup for VS Code Dev Container-like experience?2 replies · Lima, Dagger
- DataAny recommendataions for exporting data from Amazon?3 replies · Claude desktop
- AICursor alternative, EU-based or privacy-focused?1 reply · OpenCode
- AIModels Comparable to Opus 4.6?3 replies · Codex 5.4, Opus 4.7, Cursor's Composer 2
- Developer toolsWhat are the best developer tools built around Markdown?No reply yet
- AIOpen-Source Coding Model and Harness at Claude Sonnet / Opus Level Perf?3 replies · ForgeCode, Kimi K2.6
- HardwareSuggest backup pocket computer while traveling2 replies · Termux, Retrodroid Pocket, Mecha Comet
- BusinessQualtrics Survey Licensing Cost3 replies · Elvan
- AIAnyone see AI tool for interior design of room with just photos?1 reply · Gemini
- Developer toolsRealtime Gcloud Spend Cap?No reply yet
- AIIs there any free, rate limited and no key AI API?1 reply · Google AI Studio, OpenRouter
- AIFind a Claude skill is so hard3 replies · Anthropic prompt library, skillsdirectory.com
- AIAny Open Source Claude Design Alternatives?1 reply
- AIClaude Code Alternative6 replies · Codex, Mistral Codestral, OpenCode
- Developer toolsWhat Vercel alternatives do you recommend?1 reply
- AIIs there an open source lovable/bolt?2 replies · Bolt.diy
- Developer toolsStable, self-hosted macOS VFS that works in 2026?No reply yet
- AIHas anyone found applets for rolling out Gemini flows to user groups?No reply yet
- Developer toolsHow do you search the web programmatically these days?9 replies · DDGS, SerpApi, Uruky
- MediaSuggest good RSS Readers please?2 replies · NewsFlash, TT-RSS
- AIHow to program with IDE and LLM on CPU locally?No reply yet
- AISimple tooling for local LLM code critique without IDE integration?No reply yet
- AIAny services like NotebookLM that can convert text into videos?2 replies · Synthesia
- Privacy and securityWhat's your favorite security cam system?6 replies · Reolink, Ubiquiti NVR, Blue Iris
- Privacy and securityCryptocurrency (Monero) payment provider recommendations?No reply yet
- AIWhat's the best AI model for system design nowadays?10 replies · BMAD, Gemini, GLM
- Privacy and securityWhat web browser do you use?3 replies · Ungoogled Chromium, Floorp, Waterfox
- AIFormer grok-code-fast-1 users, what coding model are you using now?3 replies · Minimax M2.7, GLM 5.1, Codex
- Developer toolsHow to have a macOS devcontainer in VS Code?1 reply · Lume
- Developer toolsBest API Documentation Tools?2 replies · Claude, docsalot
- MediaLooking for AI Video UpscalerNo reply yet
- AIBest Open Source Offline AI Agent9 replies · Crush, Ollama, LM Studio
- AIIs there an open source project that combines coding agents & deployment2 replies · aye-chat
- Developer toolsWhat you use for quick API checks?5 replies · Voiden
- ProductivityLocal-first meetings recorder and transcriber?1 reply · Pocket
- Developer toolsIs there any tool that can stop LLM calls at runtime (not just monitor)?No reply yet
- MediaIs there any 'media' similar to HN? like the minimalist formatNo reply yet
- Developer toolsWhat's everyone's API billing stack?No reply yet
- AIAlternatives to Claude (Code)?13 replies · Codex, OpenCode, GLM
- MediaWhat do you guys currently use for recording demos?2 replies · Screen Studio, OBS, buzzcreen
- Developer toolsLightweight GPU job queue for single-node setup?1 reply · Celery
- AILLM-Based Spam Filter1 reply · SpamAssassin, Primal
- Developer toolsLightweight IDE to Pair with Claude Code?2 replies · Zed, vim
- Privacy and securityIs there a "no card" service that provides server/VM instances?2 replies · GitHub Actions
- HardwarePhones Under $1002 replies · Galaxy A17
- AIWhat are you moving on to now that Claude Code is so rate limited?14 replies · Codex, Gemini CLI, GLM-5.1
- AIAlternatives to Kagi Assistant?No reply yet
- Developer toolsIs there a good Kubernetes client for iOS?1 reply · Ploigos
- Developer toolsWhat is the best software IDE to program with a local LLM and GPU?1 reply · VS Code
- BusinessNon-US founders residential address problem with Brex, Mercury?1 reply · Wise
- BusinessGoogle Finance Replacement Without AI Slop?1 reply
- BusinessBest bank for new startup in the USNo reply yet
- BusinessAdsense Alternatives in 2026?No reply yet
- Developer toolsBest place to host a Node.js App in 20262 replies · Supabase, Vercel, Hetzner
- Developer toolsHelp re-finding a self hosting platform with decent SSO support2 replies · CasaOS
- ProductivityBest way to track medications for elderly family member?4 replies
- HardwareWhere do you rent GPUs from?No reply yet
- AIHow do people control Claude Code on the go nowadays on the go?No reply yet
- Privacy and securityGitHub now requiring 2FA for all contributors,what authenticator apps you using?39 replies · Aegis, Ente Auth, Bitwarden Authenticator
- Developer toolsWhat do you use for code reviews?1 reply
- AIIs anyone here giving their MCP server a code execution environment?1 reply · yoloai
- AILaw focused AI tools for India?No reply yet
- Developer toolsWhat are the best headless browsers?3 replies · Playwright, Puppeteer
- AI$50 monthly budget, which coding models would you recommend now?23 replies · Claude, Codex, Cursor
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