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How to use 120 HN ​

Browse Hacker News stories, follow comment threads, and summarise articles and discussions.

Browse stories and feeds ​

Select a feed in the title bar, then choose a story in the sidebar:

FeedWhat it shows
NewsThe main Hacker News feed
Top storiesRecent top-ranked stories
New storiesRecent submissions
Show HNProjects and work shared with the community
AskAsk HN questions and discussions
JobsJob posts

120 HN dark-mode reader showing feed controls, the story sidebar, and an open story with top-level comments

Open the original article ​

Select the source domain beneath a story's title to open the article in your browser.

Expand and collapse comment threads ​

  1. Select + beneath a comment or reply to read its replies.
  2. Select − to collapse those replies.
  3. Use + or − in the story's action row to expand or collapse all comment threads.

120 HN dark-mode story with expanded, indented comment threads and controls for collapsing replies

View an author profile ​

Select a username beneath a story or comment to view the author's profile. Select submissions or comments to open their Hacker News activity.

120 HN dark-mode user profile showing a username, karma, biography, and submissions and comments links

Refresh the story feed ​

Select Refresh in the title bar to update the current story list and enable automatic feed refresh. Select it again to turn automatic refresh off.

Connect OpenAI for summaries ​

  1. Open Settings > AI Providers.
  2. Select Configure beside OpenAI and enter your API Key.
  3. Select Save.

120 HN dark-mode AI Providers settings showing the OpenAI integration and Configure control

Summarise a story ​

  1. Open a story.
  2. Select Summarize story content in the story's action row.
  3. Read the summary in the AI conversation pane beside the story.

120 HN dark-mode story beside the AI conversation pane displaying an example article summary

Summarise a discussion ​

  1. Open a story with comments.
  2. Select Summarize story comments beside the story-summary button.
  3. Read the discussion summary in the AI conversation pane.

120 HN dark-mode story and comment discussion beside an example AI-generated discussion summary

Show or hide the summary pane ​

Select Toggle AI conversation in the title bar to show or hide the summary pane.

Adjust the reading appearance ​

Open Settings > Appearance to customise the reader:

  • Color mode: choose light, dark, or system appearance.
  • Density: adjust the spacing of interface controls.
  • App theme and palettes: choose interface styling and colours.
  • Notification stacking and Notification anchor: choose how and where notifications appear.

120 HN dark-mode Appearance settings with colour mode, density, notification, theme, and palette controls