Hacki for Hacker News
Hacki for Hacker News is a free, open-source social media client for Android and iOS. An open-source Hacker News client. It has 1,627 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.
About Hacki for Hacker News
Features: - Log in using your Hacker News account. - Browse stories from various categories. - Search for stories. - Submit stories. - Pin stories. - Mark stories as favorite. - Leave comments. - Collapse comments. - View parent comments without scrolling up. - View and participate in polls. - Browse comments and stories you have posted. - Vote on comments or stories. - Get in-app notification when there is new reply to your stories or comments. - Download stories and comments for offline reading. - Pick up where you left off. - Launch from system share sheet. - And more...
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Hacki for Hacker News from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Hacki for Hacker News?
Hacki for Hacker News is a free, open-source social media client for Android and iOS. An open-source Hacker News client. It has 1,627 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.
Is Hacki for Hacker News free and open source?
Yes. Hacki for Hacker News's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install Hacki for Hacker News?
You can install Hacki for Hacker News from F-Droid (package com.jiaqifeng.hacki), from Google Play and from the App Store; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.8.1).
Is Hacki for Hacker News still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 22, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 7, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.