# The Cypherpunk Library

7 Hacker News commenters recommended The Cypherpunk Library and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free, open-access library of cypherpunk books on a clean website. Critics note the hover animations slow Firefox and the site needs a clearer mission statement.

## What people warn about

- Hover animation slows Firefox (2 comments): "the hover animation on the books in `/` slows down my Firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48443297)) "Looks really nice, but 10 fps in Firefox." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442972))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Anna's Archive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anna-s-archive.md): 134 recommend
- [Project Gutenberg](https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-gutenberg.md): 76 recommend
- [Standard Ebooks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/standard-ebooks.md): 34 recommend
- [Library Genesis](https://hackerapproved.com/p/library-genesis.md): 15 recommend
- [LibGen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/libgen.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Cypherpunk Library", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cypherpunk-library/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).