Shajan Jacob

A clean, distraction-free viewer for Hacker News focused on readability, speed, and keyboard-first navigation. This is a read-only experience - no login, no submissions, no noise. Just better consumption.

Features

• Ample Spacing : Clean, uncluttered layout designed for long reading sessions.
• Bookmarks : Save articles for later reference, with Export/Import support — download your bookmarks as a .txt file or restore them from one.
• Search : Full-text search across Hacker News content powered by Algolia, with tag filters (Story, Comment, Show HN, Ask HN), pagination, and instant results.
• Domain Favicons : Small site favicons displayed next to each story's domain name for quick visual identification.
• Dark Mode : Carefully tuned for comfort - not just inverted colors.
• Collapsible Comments : Collapse entire threads to reduce noise and focus on what matters.
• Keyboard Navigation : Navigate like a pro - fast, efficient, and distraction-free.
• Density toggle : (compact vs comfortable)

Why this exists

The original Hacker News is powerful, but this project explores how far we can improve the experience without changing the core product ideologies.

Future Ideas

• Focus mode for discussions
• Highlight new comments