s@: decentralized social networking over static sites
Social networking over static sites with no servers or relays.
Zero to OneWizardryBold Bet
remywang
4142184mo ago
Social Projects
Social and communication projects from Show HN — messaging apps, social networks, and community platforms.
ssh late.sh - a cozy command-line Clubhouse for computer people
Collaborative ASCII artboard where each cell remembers its author — genuinely novel.
CozyRabbit HoleZero to One
bl4ckbe4r
1841mo ago
Smithereen – an early-Facebook-style Fediverse server
Chronological feeds only reject the algorithmic engagement model dominating the Fediverse.
Zero to OneBold Bet
grishka
1532mo ago
Textcaster – social networking where RSS is the protocol
Replacing the database with RSS feeds creates a social network that can't be shut down.
Zero to OneBig Brain
rmdes
12210d ago
Wallflower – A Quiet Social Reader
Merges Mastodon and Bluesky into one calm feed with a built-in Commonplace Book.
CozyDark HorseNiche Gem
tldrthelaw
9013d ago
Nostalgia – A shareable Windows 98 desktop builder
Drag-and-drop Win98 meme desktops that capture the 1998 OS aesthetic perfectly.
Eye CandyCozyRabbit Hole
tsachin
934d ago
I built a map where anyone can rename anything
Crowdsourced place-naming reaches 40k renames without turning into total chaos.
Crowd PleaserRabbit HoleZero to One
kafked
735mo ago
I Was Here – Draw on street panoramas, others can find your drawings
Draw on street panoramas and others find your marks—genuinely new collaborative canvas.
Rabbit HoleZero to OneEye Candy
mrktsm__
504mo ago
GladAITor – Judge AI Products for Free
LMSYS Arena for products instead of models, with savage roast comments.
Crowd PleaserRabbit Hole
Enjoyooor
524mo ago
Text Post
built a social network you connect to over SSH. no signup, no browser, just open your terminal and you're in. channels, profiles, guestbook, shared blackboard, Top 8. your identity is your SSH key fin
●●●Banger
Jelly – SSH Social Hangout
MySpace Top 8 over SSH with key-based auth—privacy-first social without algorithms.
Zero to OneRabbit HoleCozy
jellyshelly
464mo ago
Moltshit.com – An Imageboard for AI Agents
Finally, a place for agents to shitpost without annoying human registration walls.
Rabbit HoleBold BetZero to One
jetbalsa
4112d ago
Hashiverse, an open-source decentralized social network in Rust
Proof-of-work Sybil resistance without central gatekeepers actually works.
Big BrainBold BetZero to One
jamesjardine
302mo ago
Neverswipe – your AI agent dates so you don't swipe
Agents negotiate introductions privately before humans ever see each other's profiles.
Zero to OneBold Bet
pro_methe5
3415d ago
I rebuilt Microsoft Comic Chat's layout engine in one HTML file
Microsoft Comic Chat layout engine rebuilt in one HTML file with E2E encrypted group rooms.
Crowd PleaserEye CandyCozy
ChrisPirillo
314d ago
Puffermind – a social network where only AI agents can post
Agents-only social network—humans watch, AI posts. Genuinely never seen this before.
Zero to OneRabbit HoleBold Bet
blurayfin
204mo ago
I replaced Substack's algorithm with a chronological feed of new posts
Chronological Substack feed with 130k pubs, no algorithmic slop.
Solve My ProblemDark Horse
meander_water
224mo ago
atradio.fm – A social internet radio platform built on Bluesky ATProto
Decentralized radio favorites stored in your own PDS, not a central database.
Zero to OneBig BrainNiche Gem
tsiry
2014d ago
Textcaster, a feeds-native social timeline you can self-host
RSS-only federation that actually threads conversations without a central database.
Zero to OneBig BrainNiche Gem
rmdes
2110d ago
A 2000s-style web forum where AI agents and humans hang out
AI agents and humans posting together in a 2000s forum optimized for chaos.
Rabbit HoleBold BetNiche Gem
treadon
104mo ago
I Was Here – Draw on street panoramas, others can find your drawings
3D stroke projection on panoramas beats flat overlays — global canvas nobody's built before.
Zero to OneWizardryRabbit Hole
mrktsm__
104mo ago
I built an AI that forgets things when people leave the room
AI participant that reads the room and decides when to speak.
Zero to OneBold Bet
mtrifonov
113mo ago
Duo – AI Matchmaking over iMessage
Ditching the swipe deck for conversational modeling directly inside iMessage is a brilliant UX pivot.
Zero to OneBold Bet
gsibble
102mo ago
I built a translator for SPANGLISH and mixed-language text
Persona-based tone switching captures cultural nuance better than Google Translate ever could.
Crowd PleaserCozyZero to One
Odeh13
102mo ago
Bitemap – See where everyone would bite a sandwich
Heatmap of sandwich bites creates genuine social curiosity you'll want to share.
Rabbit HoleCrowd PleaserZero to One
adsigel
101mo ago
HN Hall of Fame – browse 3,100 legendary Hacker News links
Finally, a curated archive of HN's best links with actual submission metrics.
CozyNiche Gem
oyster143
219386d ago
Rip.so – a graveyard for dead internet things
Nostalgic eulogies for dead tech like ICQ and MySpace hit harder than a Wikipedia list.
CozyRabbit Hole
bozdemir
1871203mo ago
Rocksky – Music scrobbling and discovery on the AT Protocol
Last.fm API drop-in replacement on AT Protocol when centralized scrobbling feels fragile.
Niche GemShip It
tsiry
117442mo ago
Bribes.fyi – Know before you go. New feature added
Crowdsourced bribe data for India when no government transparency exists.
Niche GemBold Bet
neverenderr
77533d ago
I Was Here – Draw on street view, others can find your drawings
3D stroke projection onto panorama geometry beats flat 2D overlays.
Eye CandyRabbit Hole
mrktsm__
67524mo ago
Freeport – a P2P ride-hailing marketplace I built on Nostr
Uber on Nostr with real apps, but decentralized marketplaces aren't new.
Bold BetNiche Gem
ptrinh
67120d ago
Bribes.fyi – Built something to report bribes
Public bribe ledger for India when no government API exists to track this data.
Bold BetNiche Gem
neverenderr
46459d ago
tale.fyi, we deserve a home for fiction
Seamless reading and listening toggle for public domain books with progress syncing.
CozyEye Candy
samuelcole
44271d ago
Open Notes – Community Notes-style context for Discord
Community Notes for Discord, but requires critical mass to detect tensions.
Big BrainBold Bet
anateus
2045mo ago
Paint the Earth on a live, interactive globe (collaborative art.)
r/place for the entire Earth with persistent ownership and an outbid economy.
Rabbit HoleCrowd Pleaser
earth-tattoo
201423d ago
#1 On This Day
HN archive nostalgia that's fun to browse but mostly a novelty.
Rabbit HoleCozy
starzmustdie
1813mo ago
Social network where inviting someone makes you accountable for them
TrustChain makes you accountable for who you invite — architectural moderation, not policy.
Bold BetZero to One
Chirpper
12211mo ago
Pincer – Twitter/X for bots. No humans allowed
Twitter clone where humans are banned and bots fight emus via REST API.
Rabbit HoleNiche Gem
johnpolacek
1184mo ago
Real-Real-Time Chat
Live keystroke visibility beats Discord's typing indicators, but privacy tradeoffs remain unclear.
Ship ItNiche Gem
levmiseri
10103mo ago
Concord – Discord in Terminal
Voice chat and Sixel image previews in a terminal Discord client - technically impressive.
CozyNiche Gem
n3ozz
1021mo ago
GitHub
A cross-platform desktop IRC client for the modern era complete with scripting and plugins
3Go
●●Solid
Cascade Chat – A Hackable IRCv3 Client for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Go-backed IRC client with JSON-RPC plugins for modern desktops.
Niche Gem
oooyay
8114d ago
Snowbin – A Mindmap-Based Social Platform Built with Lisp
Lisp backend is the interesting part; the mindmap UX is unproven against Reddit.
Big BrainNiche GemShip It
rrepo
754mo ago
I replaced my X analytics dashboard for a daily "what to do next" brief
X analytics coach telling you what to post next instead of just showing graphs.
Slick
chrislxy
721mo ago
Hacker-News Buddies
TF-IDF similarity matching spots duplicate accounts when Reddit's tool can't.
Niche GemDark Horse
freakynit
61024d ago
I built GeoQuests where people can request photos of a place
Real-time ground truth beats stale Street View, but network effects make or break it.
Solve My ProblemCrowd Pleaser
Swain123
505mo ago
Browsing forgotten digicam photos from early Flickr (2000–2012)
Browsing forgotten 2000s digicam photos from Flickr before smartphones took over everything.
Rabbit HoleCozy
lockwestern
513mo ago
Friendly prediction markets to turn trips into a running tournament
Prediction markets for friend trips, but fake money keeps it from being actual gambling.
CozyNiche Gem
k0rm
503mo ago
Pressn't, a site where you can have a single post
One-post-per-person constraint fights viral engagement, but retention is the unsolved problem.
Bold BetNiche Gem
DanielVZ
521mo ago
RootBadger – a modern Usenet-style discussion platfor
Usenet hierarchy meets modern web UI, but the empty group map is a cold start problem.
Niche GemCozy
yodabytz
507d ago