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Hacker News: Show HN

Only things people can try now

Section of Hacker News for work you made yourself that people can try now; the title must begin with "Show HN". No landing pages, sign-up pages, newsletters, fundraisers or blog posts, no AI-generated text, and no asking anyone to upvote or comment.

Hacker News: Show HN is a community at news.ycombinator.com. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: only things people can try now. Listing is free. The link you get is nofollow: mixed on the live Show page: 18 of 30 title links carried rel=nofollow, mostly on posts with few points; the higher-scoring posts' links were plain. Review: no review before posting; every Show HN appears on the shownew page and moves to the show page after a small points threshold. Flags, software and moderators can kill a post. Terms read on news.ycombinator.com on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free; posting needs a Hacker News account
Link you get: Mixed on the live Show page: 18 of 30 title links carried rel=nofollow, mostly on posts with few points; the higher-scoring posts' links were plain
Review: No review before posting; every Show HN appears on the shownew page and moves to the show page after a small points threshold. Flags, software and moderators can kill a post.
Run by: Y Combinator
Their rule: Only things people can try now
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #2,337 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #631 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Can you share an AI product on Hacker News: Show HN?: Only some. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: only things people can try now.
How much does a listing on Hacker News: Show HN cost?: Listing is free.
What link does Hacker News: Show HN give?: The link you get is nofollow: mixed on the live Show page: 18 of 30 title links carried rel=nofollow, mostly on posts with few points; the higher-scoring posts' links were plain.

How to submit to Hacker News: Show HN

A post on Hacker News: Show HN is yours to write, not a form.

You post as yourself, within their rules on self-promotion, and answer the comments that day. No automation can do that for you, and our done-for-you service does not include it. Post it yourself, then mark the result in your tracker by hand. How to prepare.

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: only things people can try now. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. No review before posting; every Show HN appears on the shownew page and moves to the show page after a small points threshold. Flags, software and moderators can kill a post. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read news.ycombinator.com every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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