HN Reader vs. Yap

HN Reader

Turn Hacker News Into Obsidian Notes

HN.jsdev.space is a fast Hacker News reader with built-in Obsidian exports for developers, researchers, founders, and knowledge workers. Follow technical discussions, startup launches, AI breakthroughs, engineering articles, programming trends, and Show HN projects — then save important discoveries directly into your Obsidian vault as structured Markdown notes. Use it to build reading lists, research archives, technical knowledge bases, startup watchlists, idea collections, or personal learning systems. HN.jsdev.space turns temporary browsing into long-term knowledge.

Yap

Fast, private voice dictation for Mac and Windows

Yap is voice dictation for Mac and Windows. Hold a shortcut, speak, and let go: Yap turns your speech into clean, punctuated text and types it into the app you are using, from email and docs to chat and terminals. Speech recognition runs on your computer, so recordings are never uploaded. Works offline, 25 languages detected automatically, with a searchable local history. Free for 3 days with no account or card, then a 10-day trial, then USD 6.90/month or USD 69/year.