120 HN

120 HN is a native Hacker News reader from 120.dev. It brings Hacker News content into a native app with a smooth, instant feel, and it is described as an intelligent way to experience Hacker News, the social-news site for tech and startups.

Its main features are intelligent content summarization and smart comment analysis. The app provides AI-powered summaries of website content, complex discussions, and lengthy comment threads so readers can quickly grasp key points and community sentiment. It also uses AI-driven content analysis to identify the most insightful comments, controversial takes, and expert opinions in a thread. The product also lists web summarization and thread and comments analysis among its capabilities.

120 HN supports use of personal API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, GoogleAI, OpenRouter, xAI, Replicate, Hugging Face, Deep Seek, Stability, and Vercel v0. It also supports local LLMs through Ollama and LM Studio, with named models including Llama, DeepSeek-R1, Mistral, and Gemma 3. Appearance customization is available through app themes such as Gruvbox, Solarized, and Catppuccin, among others.

The app is available as a macOS download for Apple silicon and Intel chips, and as a Windows x86_64 download. A Linux version is marked coming soon. The Community Edition is free forever, includes all future updates, and is described as a personal use license. The page also refers to it as a daily-drive native AI app for speed, privacy, and developer-focused workflows.