The Cypherpunk Library
Ranked 11 of 13 ebook libraries by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hover animation slows Firefox
“the hover animation on the books in `/` slows down my Firefox”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “The Cypherpunk Library” “Looks really nice, but 10 fps in Firefox.”
Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “The Cypherpunk Library”
Other ebook libraries people recommend
The four most recommended other ebook libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna's Archive | 134 | 57 | 70% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Project Gutenberg | 76 | 8 | 90% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Standard Ebooks | 34 | 8 | 81% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Library Genesis | 15 | 2 | 88% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Cypherpunk LibraryThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the site itself needs more of a mission statement”
“hover animation on the books could not be capped by the container size and just overflow the content”
“Open access to knowledge is always a win.”
“this small library features works outside of it's domain”
“Buttery smooth for me in Firefox (mac)”
“the hover animation on the books in `/` slows down my Firefox”
“I don't think you need a pretty landing page”
“Looks really nice, but 10 fps in Firefox.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.