# Hacki for Hacker News (open-source social media client)

> Hacki for Hacker News is a free, open-source social media client for Android and iOS. An open-source Hacker News client. It has 1,627 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid, Google Play and the App Store.

Features: - Log in using your Hacker News account. - Browse stories from various categories. - Search for stories. - Submit stories. - Pin stories. - Mark stories as favorite. - Leave comments. - Collapse comments. - View parent comments without scrolling up. - View and participate in polls. - Browse comments and stories you have posted. - Vote on comments or stories. - Get in-app notification when there is new reply to your stories or comments. - Download stories and comments for offline reading. - Pick up where you left off. - Launch from system share sheet. - And more...

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Livinglist/Hacki |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Flutter |
| GitHub stars | 1,627 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jiaqifeng.hacki/ (package com.jiaqifeng.hacki) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jiaqifeng.hacki |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/app/id1602043763 |
| Website | https://livinglist.github.io/Hacki/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Social & Fediverse clients |
| Latest release | v3.8.1 (Sep 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 22, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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