Top 1401–1500 of 3,800

Products recommended by at least 3 HN commenters (Nov 2025 to Oct 2026), ranked by distinct recommenders: one vote per HN user, ties broken by recency. Warnings are shown beside each product, and comments by a product's own makers don't count.

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  1. 1401.
    Tantivy · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    tantivy's BM25 search is faster, more expressive, and more scalable than SQLite.
  2. 1402.
    Puppy Linux · 6 recommenders · Operating systems and desktop
    I'm very fond of Puppy Linux, it's how I learned a lot of Linux skills as a preteen!
  3. 1403.
    HACK · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    It's probably the most extensive HN client for iOS.
  4. 1404.
    SuperCollider · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    check out SuperCollider[2]. You can use that to create your own ambient sounds.
  5. 1405.
    BirdNET-Go · 6 recommenders · Self-hosted and home server
    I run BirdNET-Go as an app on my Home Assistant i7 M710q. I use the GPU-enabled BirdNET model and Perch V2, and it works swimmingly.
  6. 1406.
    Ministral · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    I tested locally using Ministral 3B and it was promising.
  7. 1407.
    FluidAudio · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    FluidAudio is a big part of this and is actually used in two places during a session.
  8. 1408.
    Jan · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    Give Jan (https://www.jan.ai/) a try for instance.
  9. 1409.
    Quartz · 6 recommenders · Self-hosted and home server
    Quartz for converting obsidian-generated .md files into static websites
  10. 1410.
    Fabric · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    The subjectively best API for development (in my opinion) is Fabric
  11. 1411.
    Rockbox · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    it is basically drag and drop without Apple's gatekeeping
  12. 1412.
    Hy · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    Hy3 isn't as fast, but so far it seems to stay on track much more reliably than DS4 Flash.
  13. 1413.
    PalmOS · 6 recommenders · Operating systems and desktop
    PalmOS was so much easier to use than the various Windows-based mobile formats from Microsoft
  14. 1414.
    SLIME · 6 recommenders · Editors and IDEs
    I prefer writing Lisp with Emacs+SLIME over anything else.
  15. 1415.
    Project Nomad · 6 recommenders · Self-hosted and home server
    its got a ton of useful options, preconfigured, integrates pretty easily, and can use any local LLM or data.
  16. 1416.
    Pure Data · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    It is both an extremely useful tool, and an incredibly fun musical playground for the mind.
  17. 1417.
    microgpt · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    I found it very helpful to look at karpathy's microgpt
  18. 1418.
    Pico CSS · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Libraries and frameworks
    We also moved away from Tailwind — Pico CSS. It feels like a breath of fresh, modern CSS air.
  19. 1419.
    Turbo Vision · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    Every time I use a new TUI framework, I'm disappointed. Invariably, Turbo Vision is better.
  20. 1420.
    IceWM · 6 recommenders · Operating systems and desktop
    A simple "IceWM" WM (I use the tiling "Awesome WM" but that's too radical for my wife) and she loves it.
  21. 1421.
    Emscripten · 6 recommenders · 3 warn · Libraries and frameworks
    the most respectable work, apart from the original AVS code, was done by the Emscripten contributors
  22. 1422.
    Preact · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    I use Preact for a very lean build for a front-end that lives in a small embedded MCU flash ROM.
  23. 1423.
    Augment · 6 recommenders · AI coding tools
    Augment kind of became impossible to avoid once we realized the new guy is outpacing the rest of us
  24. 1424.
    APSW · 6 recommenders · Databases
    Roger is doing amazing work and I urge anyone wanting to fully utilize SQLite to try apsw.
  25. 1425.
    MarkItDown · 6 recommenders · Terminal and shell
    using https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown which I've found to work really well
  26. 1426.
    Octopi · 6 recommenders · Productivity
    Otherwise, Octopi fits with everything else I want to do
  27. 1427.
    Renoise · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    the main DAW I use these days (Renoise) is so traditionally minded
  28. 1428.
    whisper.cpp · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    Whisper.cpp has been pretty solid for me if you want something free and local.
  29. 1429.
    OpenTofu · 6 recommenders · 2 warn · Infrastructure and DevOps
    follow the dominant community fork should it be needed, as we did with terraform -> opentofu
  30. 1430.
    ScummVM · 6 recommenders · Other software
    Scummvm supports Eye of the Beholder and I used it to take screenshots to compare against my own work.
  31. 1431.
    Oxfmt · 6 recommenders · Other software
    oxfmt, replaces prettier and is faster since it isn't written in JavaScript.
  32. 1432.
    Figma MCP · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    Loved for Design to code, Agent integration · Caveat Manual finishing
  33. 1433.
    OpenCloud · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Self-hosted and home server
    I switched to opencloud.eu, it might have less features but it's just what I needed
  34. 1434.
    Drop · 6 recommenders · Security and passwords
    I started using Drop a few weeks ago, and I've been very happy with it so far
  35. 1435.
    86Box · 6 recommenders · Infrastructure and DevOps
    I love 86Box! I use it on my MacBook to run that sweet spot of Windows 95/98 games
  36. 1436.
    Needle · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    I used Needle as a router in https://rcarmo.github.io/projects/memento/
  37. 1437.
    CyberChef · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    Very useful when you are debugging a custom encoder.
  38. 1438.
    Amazon DynamoDB · 6 recommenders · 3 warn · Databases
    This article ends up making a compelling case for DynamoDB.
  39. 1439.
    notmuch · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Email and chat
    Best email search and virtual folder capability I've used on any platform.
  40. 1440.
    Authentik · 6 recommenders · Security and passwords
    I would check out Authentik before commiting to any idP.
  41. 1441.
    xonsh · 6 recommenders · Terminal and shell
    If you know Python, just switch to xonsh (https://xon.sh/). I've been using it as my primary shell since 2018.
  42. 1442.
    Pocket Casts · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    I still have a subscription because it's a perfect app I use every day.
  43. 1443.
    SWI-Prolog · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    SWI is about 10,000 times faster than my implementation. It's a work of art!
  44. 1444.
    nanochat · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · AI models and assistants
    The recently released nanochat https://github.com/karpathy/nanochat is fantastic.
  45. 1445.
    PairDrop · 6 recommenders · Files, sync and backup
    PairDrop [0] gets the job done as a "good enough" cross-platform / cross-device AirDrop replacement
  46. 1446.
    Pijul · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Git and code hosting
    Pijul seems great and I really want it to flourish.
  47. 1447.
    Lightpanda · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Browsers and extensions
    the biggest win in stability, CPU and memory usage we had was in switching from Chrome to Lightpanda
  48. 1448.
    Cuis Smalltalk · 6 recommenders · Other software
    Can I suggest you take a look at Cuis Smalltalk (a simplified fork from squeak)
  49. 1449.
    Tiled Words · 6 recommenders · Other software
    My favorite right now is https://tiledwords.com/, not affiliated to it in any way, I just enjoy it.
  50. 1450.
    Ground News · 6 recommenders · Other software
    It solved all my news problems and fills all my news needs.
  51. 1451.
    smolmachines · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Infrastructure and DevOps
    For microvms, take a look at https://smolmachines.com
  52. 1452.
    PureOS · 6 recommenders · Operating systems and desktop
    its PureOS Linux operating system is actively maintained, and patches are still upstreamed
  53. 1453.
    AI Roundtable · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    I've had great experience using it for research, debates and constructive criticism.
  54. 1454.
    PhpStorm · 6 recommenders · Editors and IDEs
    I love what it can do, especially when it comes to code discovery and auto-completion
  55. 1455.
    Happier · 6 recommenders · AI coding tools
    I have started using Happier[2] which provides a web front-end and iOS app for my sessions too
  56. 1456.
    1Blocker · 6 recommenders · Browsers and extensions
    I've been using https://1blocker.com for many years now without issues.
  57. 1457.
    Qiskit · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Libraries and frameworks
    I recommend using Qiskit to explore famous thought experiments
  58. 1458.
    Portainer · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Infrastructure and DevOps
    Maintenance is managable thanks to docker and portainer stacks
  59. 1459.
    RedReader · 6 recommenders · Other software
    On Android https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader - no account required
  60. 1460.
    sam · 6 recommenders · Editors and IDEs
    it can solve complex tasks more simply by just running it a few times
  61. 1461.
    Grok Code · 6 recommenders · AI coding tools
    I've found it to be many times faster and cheaper than Claude 4.5 or GPT 5 Codex while still being quite capable.
  62. 1462.
    Altair · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    Seaborn, altair, plotnine all take ggplot's GoG and bring it to Python and I'm really grateful for that.
  63. 1463.
    django-ninja · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    it's the best thing happen to my 12 years Django career
  64. 1464.
    Schneegans unattend generator · 6 recommenders · Other software
    you can build an autounattend.xml file (generator here: https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/) that allows you to bypass all this
  65. 1465.
    Inoreader · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    I use the fantastic Inoreader that is better than Google Reader was.
  66. 1466.
    ggsql · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Databases
    I love ggsql, the team behind it, ggplot and the tidyverse in general!
  67. 1467.
    TreeSheets · 6 recommenders · Notes and knowledge
    I love it as a note-taking application for anything that complexity-wise sits between a short outline in a plain text file and a ton of Markdown
  68. 1468.
    late.sh · 6 recommenders · Terminal and shell
    I love ssh apps! See also late.sh, and my own https://shellbox.dev
  69. 1469.
    Qwen ASR · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    Qwen-asr can easily transcribe live radio (see README) in any random laptop.
  70. 1470.
    wazero · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    We're using TinyGo and the Wazero runtime for our WASM plugin system in ServiceRadar, highly recommend both
  71. 1471.
    itch.io · 6 recommenders · Other software
    Itch.io allows for browser-based app distribution and is probably a better path to a large audience
  72. 1472.
    Mox · 6 recommenders · Email and chat
    Buy your own domain and run mox (https://github.com/mjl-/mox) on it.
  73. 1473.
    Taalas · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    which worked well and was so fast every time I've hit it this past week
  74. 1474.
    Pagefind · 6 recommenders · Search
    Pagefind is stupidly easy to integrate. And it's what you probably ought to be using whatever your SSG.
  75. 1475.
    News Feed Eradicator · 6 recommenders · Browsers and extensions
    Loved for Removes feeds, Many sites
  76. 1476.
    RetroArch · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    What I can highly recommend is the (free) RetroArch app for AppleTV.
  77. 1477.
    Miro · 6 recommenders · 3 warn · Media and creative
    I've used it every day for years. With a hybrid/remote team it is a fantastic alternative to a physical whiteboard.
  78. 1478.
    Substrait · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    I hope https://substrait.io/ will gain traction and will be supported natively by databases
  79. 1479.
    EAT · 6 recommenders · Terminal and shell
    I haven't had any terminal emulation problems since switching to it.
  80. 1480.
    canirun.ai · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    You can try this site, toggle your computer specs at the top for a refined list of models and tokens/sec.
  81. 1481.
    Quake · 6 recommenders · 2 warn · Media and creative
    I love it and with the original music it's even better
  82. 1482.
    libsodium · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Libraries and frameworks
    Libsodium tried to protect users from themselves in that regard. I think that's a worthy goal
  83. 1483.
    apfel · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · AI models and assistants
    Cool tool but I don't get why these websites make idiotic claims
  84. 1484.
    CircuitJS · 6 recommenders · Other software
    Circuitjs https://www.falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html allows you to edit components live unlike spice simulators
  85. 1485.
    ninfer · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · AI models and assistants
    Strongly recommend https://github.com/Neroued/ninfer, which can pull ~180 TPS on 5090 with 3.8
  86. 1486.
    AltSnap · 6 recommenders · Operating systems and desktop
    I recommend altSnap to get this functionality on Windows.
  87. 1487.
    Obsidian Web Clipper · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Browsers and extensions
    I use https://obsidian.md/clipper to download them straight into my vault.
  88. 1488.
    myNoise · 6 recommenders · Media and creative
    The one that has worked for me is White Burst Noise
  89. 1489.
    DaisyDisk · 6 recommenders · Other software
    I highly recommend Daisy Disk[0], which shows a folder level breakdown of your disk space usage.
  90. 1490.
    Apple Numbers · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Other software
    I recommend Numbers to the vast majority of users in our company, who mainly want to organize tabular data
  91. 1491.
    Jules · 6 recommenders · 2 warn · AI coding tools
    I've noticed a big jump when they switched to Gemini 3.1 Pro and it really became useful.
  92. 1492.
    tldr · 6 recommenders · Terminal and shell
    this is documented well and clearly in the tldr page for apt-get
  93. 1493.
    Ledge.sh · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Notes and knowledge
    Loved for Runnable docs, Process automation · Caveat Not for critical work
  94. 1494.
    PGTune · 6 recommenders · Databases
    if you're managing your servers: pgtune. The default postgres configuration is very conservative regarding resources so you can get good performance gains
  95. 1495.
    Lagrange · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Browsers and extensions
    I really like the Lagrange browser, which works with both Gopher and Gemini
  96. 1496.
    MicroQuickJS · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Libraries and frameworks
    provides a useful sandbox in that you can robustly limit both the memory and time allowed
  97. 1497.
    Relay · 6 recommenders · AI models and assistants
    You should be using Relay[0] or Isograph[1] on the frontend
  98. 1498.
    Colibri · 6 recommenders · 2 warn · AI models and assistants
    Check the Colibri and Flash-MoE projects. They’re already doing that.
  99. 1499.
    React Aria · 6 recommenders · Libraries and frameworks
    https://react-aria.adobe.com is the new Radix, it provides unstyled components with a heavy focus on accessibility and quality.
  100. 1500.
    Metamath · 6 recommenders · 1 warns · Other software
    When I first heard about metamath I was blown away at how I could drill down to the base axioms
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