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HacKit 3.6

Reader for reading Hacker News

Category: News
Price: Free
Popularity: Low
Version String: 3.6 (33)
Release Date: 2024-12-27
Architecture: Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM)
Minimum OS: macOS 12.0
Vendor Name: Ammad Ur Rehman
Homepage: [Mac App Store]

Version History 3.6 (33)

• Replaces a deprecated SF Symbol with an updated name and adds a fallback image of the same name for backward deployment.
• Resolves deprecated API usage warnings by adopting the updated API.

Please report all bugs, crashes and inconsistencies to me by opening an issue on GitHub. I would greatly appreciate it. No, really!

If you like the app, please leave a rating or a review. I would appreciate it a lot! Yes, truly!

Questions? Suggestions? Bugs? Crashes? I would love to hear from you. You can tweet me at @anosidium or toot me at @anosidium@mastodon.social

Alternatively, you can reach me on GitHub, https://github.com/anosidium/HacKit-Feedback-And-Support

Description:

HacKit is a beautiful reader for reading Hacker News on the Mac. It emphasise on simplified reading experience built for macOS Big Sur design language.

FEATURES
• Sidebar categories can be rearranged by drag and drop.
• Adjustable font size for stories list and story detail.
• Story author username colour can be customised.
• Customise appearance. Automatic dark mode or permanent preferred appearance. You choose.
• Choose which categories HacKit can open with.
• Customise the sidebar tint colour, choose your accent colour or the HacKit default, which is orange as a nod to the website.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Customisable unified toolbar.
• Search stories from Algolia or from the latest feed from Hacker News.
• View the precise date and time of stories or comments localised in your preferred date and time format.
• View user profiles.
• Open story link or its submission link in browser.
• Expand or collapse comments.

There are no ads, analytics nor data collections. Just pure reading content with no nonsense.

Made by a British developer in London, England, UK.

Questions? Suggestions? Bugs? I would love to hear from you. You can reach me on GitHub, https://github.com/anosidium/About-HacKit

What is Hacker News?
Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as 'anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity — Wikipedia