hnrss
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 3 feed generators
A free RSS feed for Hacker News that lets readers follow only new stories, filtered by points, or replies to their comments without visiting the site.
A free RSS feed for Hacker News that lets readers follow only new stories, filtered by points, or replies to their comments without visiting the site.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Replaces visiting Hacker News directly
“I don't even visit HN, I just pull the filtered RSS feed, and engage where I feel I'm interested or can provide value.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Why doesn't HN have a mobile app?” “Have you tried only using it through RSS feeds?”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Attention is all you have” Shows only new replies
“That's better than checking your threads because you'll only see replies that are new since the last time you checked.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: How do you monitor the threads on HN you are engaging with?” “I've been quite happy getting replies to my HN comments as an rss feed!”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Polymarket's viral videos showed people winning big, but the bets were fake”
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| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hnrssThis page | 13 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Kill the Newsletter | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| RSS-Bridge | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Perhaps you'd find this helpful”
“Have you tried only using it through RSS feeds?”
“There is https://hnrss.github.io/ if you don’t mind a 3rd party service.”
“I leverage the feed for the HN front page”
“RSS to only see new links that hit 100 points”
“I've been quite happy getting replies to my HN comments as an rss feed!”
“I don't even visit HN, I just pull the filtered RSS feed, and engage where I feel I'm interested or can provide value.”
“You can get an RSS feed here: https://hnrss.github.io/ Seems that might solve your problem”
“Personally I'm interested in robotics, so I just use this in my RSS reader and literally look at every submission”
“That's better than checking your threads because you'll only see replies that are new since the last time you checked.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.