Best Show HN projects from Jan, 2013

Browse the top 100 projects launched on Hacker News Show HN during Jan, 2013.


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#1 Show HN: Built a Hacker News radio web app I can listen to

315 points | 85 comments | Jan 22, 2013 | by longzheng

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#2 Show HN: Vinepeek - watch the world in realtime in 6 second snippets

286 points | 120 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by jalada

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#3 Show HN: My Weekend Hack - Stack-Ed: Learn from the best on StackOverflow

286 points | 80 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by nirvanatikku

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#4 Show HN: Our alternative to recruiter spam

233 points | 168 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by bitsweet

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#5 Show HN: my useless weekend project, add speech bubbles to images

225 points | 95 comments | Jan 03, 2013 | by chezmo

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#6 Show HN: A faster, minimal YouTube interface built on Angular.js and Foundation

189 points | 105 comments | Jan 22, 2013 | by mcrittenden

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#7 Show HN: Behave.js – Coding Behaviors for textarea elements

180 points | 72 comments | Jan 25, 2013 | by jakiestfu

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#8 Show HN: API for detecting people, cars, and everyday objects in images

179 points | 72 comments | Jan 11, 2013 | by jluan

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#9 Show HN: Gallery of Open Source Ruby on Rails Apps

158 points | 32 comments | Jan 22, 2013 | by jacquesc

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#10 Show HN: Forget Flash, Skip GIF, Control iOS

155 points | 35 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by mikewoodworth

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#11 Show HN: P2P microblogging over Bluetooth to avoid government censorship

153 points | 66 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by matt2000

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#12 Show HN: The top free PSDs on dribbble in one place

152 points | 39 comments | Jan 21, 2013 | by nc

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#13 Show HN: I'm 14, please check out my iOS game

142 points | 100 comments | Jan 20, 2013 | by nshen

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#14 Show HN: Github for recipes

134 points | 99 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by dpick

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#15 Show HN: Send SMS to your number for free from shell

121 points | 35 comments | Jan 05, 2013 | by oxplot

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#16 Show HN: I built an Android game

114 points | 62 comments | Jan 31, 2013 | by grantland

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#17 Show HN: I crossed a thesaurus with a domain availability checking API

113 points | 43 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by grinnick

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#18 Show HN: A New Basic Vim Motion

110 points | 40 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by goldfeld

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#19 Show HN: Hype Machine - 5+ years of Internet music history

109 points | 32 comments | Jan 25, 2013 | by fascinated

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#20 Show HN: a small weekendish project - JSON Blob

106 points | 28 comments | Jan 02, 2013 | by tburch

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#21 Show HN: FileRock, a Secure Dropbox Clone, goes Open Source

97 points | 34 comments | Jan 09, 2013 | by n0on3

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#22 Show HN: A miniature Linux distro for non-rooted Android devices

94 points | 15 comments | Jan 23, 2013 | by stonewhite

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#23 Show HN: One curl command issues next-day ACH deposit

91 points | 60 comments | Jan 08, 2013 | by mahmoudimus

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#24 Show HN: Launch your own hosted SelfStarter without writing a line of code

89 points | 31 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by knighthacker

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#25 Show HN: My first product. Thoughts?

87 points | 81 comments | Jan 01, 2013 | by alan_h

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#26 Show HN: My Weekend Project: One-Click Developer Portfolio Website

78 points | 52 comments | Jan 27, 2013 | by tjosten

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#27 Show HN: Online video editor for mashing Vine with SoundCloud, YouTube and GIFs

78 points | 11 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by oliverluk

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#28 Show HN: I built testelf - app testing service for your iOS app

77 points | 28 comments | Jan 23, 2013 | by ssong

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#29 Show HN: Teoria.js - Music theory for JavaScript

77 points | 21 comments | Jan 13, 2013 | by saebekassebil

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#30 Show HN: Zigg.be – A link shortener that creates short speakable links

75 points | 48 comments | Jan 24, 2013 | by _chendo_

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#31 Show HN: My weekend project - Codestagram

75 points | 38 comments | Jan 02, 2013 | by abemassry

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#32 Show HN: Super Debugger, a realtime messaging iOS Debugger tool

75 points | 28 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by jbrennan

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#33 Show HN: Draft – A Design Feedback Tool for Designers and Small Teams

70 points | 59 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by simonpreed

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#34 Show HN: My first python web app - What do you want to do this year?

70 points | 24 comments | Jan 12, 2013 | by jessratcliffe

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#35 Show HN: A decentralized Internet identity system I'm working on.

67 points | 22 comments | Jan 01, 2013 | by paul_odin

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#36 Show HN: HN In Your Terminal

67 points | 19 comments | Jan 01, 2013 | by ciaranarcher

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#37 Show HN: Analytics.js for Node

66 points | 12 comments | Jan 14, 2013 | by ivolo

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#38 Show HN: iOS app. Snooze this alarm clock and it will humiliate you on Facebook

64 points | 55 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by ap0rnnstar

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#39 Show HN: Never wait for Paypal again

63 points | 32 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by abuella

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#40 Show HN: We open sourced One-Time Secret today

62 points | 29 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by delano

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#41 Show HN: Visualizing the iOS App Store via D3.js

62 points | 18 comments | Jan 10, 2013 | by diziet

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#42 Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser

59 points | 69 comments | Jan 26, 2013 | by ShirsenduK

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#43 Show HN: Domain Name Trends – view trends in .com registrations over time

59 points | 11 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by matt1

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#44 Show HN: Papyrus,a simple way to create ebooks

58 points | 44 comments | Jan 03, 2013 | by gt5050

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#45 Show HN: PlayCLI: Play Iteratees + UNIX pipe

57 points | 5 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by gren

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#46 Show HN: Demiba - Get the most out of YouTube music

51 points | 39 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by AlexWD

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#47 Show HN: We made this to help people stop getting tracked (Data Privacy Day)

49 points | 15 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by yegg

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#48 Show HN: My New Years hack, a virtual happiness jar that you can text

49 points | 14 comments | Jan 05, 2013 | by hazelcough

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#49 Show HN: Hacked Hacker News - new comment highlighting and keyboard navigation

48 points | 34 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by prophetjohn

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#50 Show HN: a 2D platformer game I've been working on

47 points | 14 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by 10098

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#51 Show HN: Type Zebra - Test your fonts in a web browser

46 points | 32 comments | Jan 08, 2013 | by sushi

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#52 Show HN: Search through Photoshop layers easily

46 points | 10 comments | Jan 10, 2013 | by alagu

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#53 Show HN: Timeboxing app for Mac

44 points | 37 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by Void_

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#54 Show HN: Marketing Bits – Real-world marketing know-how for hackers and startups

44 points | 5 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by orangethirty

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#55 Show HN: I Built An App to Teach Mind Control

43 points | 46 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by burningion

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#56 Show HN: A small weekend project - Distraction Free Writing

43 points | 45 comments | Jan 06, 2013 | by kushsolitary

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#57 Show HN: my weekend project – browse jobs posted to HN

41 points | 29 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by also_on_sunday

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#58 Show HN: My first Android app - Hacker News reader

40 points | 45 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by mikeevans

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#59 Show HN: The List

39 points | 77 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by JacksonGariety

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#60 Show HN: A new take on academic search

37 points | 31 comments | Jan 07, 2013 | by mhluongo

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#61 Show HN: mgwuSDK, Turn Based Multiplayer SDK

36 points | 37 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by DesaiAshu

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#62 Show HN: Jnana – Generative musical plugin for Ableton Live, in JavaScript

35 points | 5 comments | Jan 02, 2013 | by colinsullivan

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#63 Show HN: Drag/Drop Email Template Creator for Transactional Emails

34 points | 16 comments | Jan 03, 2013 | by bialecki

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#64 Show HN: News/YC - HN Reader for iOS

33 points | 46 comments | Jan 18, 2013 | by bennyg

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#65 Show HN: Sci-fi movie review site (side project)

33 points | 31 comments | Jan 19, 2013 | by kheruc

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#66 Show HN: Extra Strength Responsive Grids

33 points | 8 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by johnpolacek

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#67 Show HN: Tightrope, a color-based news stream

32 points | 27 comments | Jan 16, 2013 | by ttrp

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#68 Show HN: Java Mini Profiler

32 points | 7 comments | Jan 14, 2013 | by alvins

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#69 Show HN: Ink for iOS

31 points | 46 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by mcfrl

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#70 Show HN: Close.io by Elastic (YC W11)

31 points | 14 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by philfreo

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#71 Show HN: A Drip of JavaScript

31 points | 8 comments | Jan 27, 2013 | by joshuacc

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#72 Show HN: Learn Texas Hold'em Math, Master the Game

30 points | 17 comments | Jan 04, 2013 | by gregsadetsky

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#73 Show HN: My weekend project on curating relevant deals

30 points | 10 comments | Jan 01, 2013 | by mickeyckm

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#74 Show HN: GetHacker - Paid, short term projects for developers

29 points | 65 comments | Jan 21, 2013 | by jmonegro

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#75 Show HN: Don't forget another movie release. Thoughts?

29 points | 32 comments | Jan 25, 2013 | by ConceitedCode

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#76 Show HN: Stumbleup.in - Stumble through pinboard.in bookmarks

29 points | 12 comments | Jan 25, 2013 | by philipbjorge

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#77 Show HN: Former R&D manager for Xbox Kinect sensors, this is my new project

28 points | 37 comments | Jan 09, 2013 | by mmachlin

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#78 Show HN: My self-published C# Programming book: Print, PDF, ePub and Mobi

27 points | 22 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by fekberg

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#79 Show HN: StartupSupper - Stop eating instant ramen you hungry-hungry-hackers.

27 points | 18 comments | Jan 20, 2013 | by niftylettuce

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#80 Show HN: a blog search engine

27 points | 14 comments | Jan 11, 2013 | by chris_l

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#81 Show HN: Taps.io is bit.ly for apps

27 points | 11 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by benjaminfox

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#82 Show HN: controldeck.js

27 points | 9 comments | Jan 01, 2013 | by johnpolacek

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#83 Show HN: LiveNinja - a video chat marketplace to buy and sell expertise

26 points | 18 comments | Jan 23, 2013 | by willaaye

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#84 Show HN: Flatsies – concept sharing for designers

25 points | 4 comments | Jan 14, 2013 | by sgottit

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#85 Show HN: Our Vancouver based web agency just launched. We'd love your feedback.

23 points | 47 comments | Jan 08, 2013 | by kelsokennedy

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#86 Show HN: Greater Peace of Mind Guaranteed, or Your Money Isn't Refunded

23 points | 30 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by milkman

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#87 Show HN: BookTurf, college textbook marketplace

23 points | 20 comments | Jan 14, 2013 | by okhudeira

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#88 Show HN: Simple tool to manage time on projects for developers and freelancers

22 points | 35 comments | Jan 17, 2013 | by paulloggable

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#89 Show HN: Tempo, a simple way to visualize how much email you get

22 points | 20 comments | Jan 03, 2013 | by teej

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#90 Show HN: OS X Text Substitution and osxsub

22 points | 5 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by mwunsch

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#91 Show HN: UK Weather Visualisation

22 points | 2 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by olivernn

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#92 Show HN: My porn startup

21 points | 26 comments | Jan 28, 2013 | by pyfap

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#93 Show HN: A better way to share your favorite programming resources

21 points | 14 comments | Jan 29, 2013 | by cjstewart88

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#94 Show HN: My new project is like HN meets NextDraft, for the WP community

20 points | 6 comments | Jan 24, 2013 | by krogsgard

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#95 Show HN: We built a tool to create and run viral giveaways

19 points | 9 comments | Jan 24, 2013 | by stevenkovar

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#96 Show HN: Contacts storage the way it should be done.

18 points | 46 comments | Jan 23, 2013 | by tristanthomas

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#97 Show HN: Create a free portfolio of your mobile apps (re-launch)

18 points | 4 comments | Jan 23, 2013 | by arank

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#98 Show HN: New app lets you design badges online (No more painful Word templates)

18 points | 1 comments | Jan 30, 2013 | by plehoux

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#99 Show HN: My first RoR project. Domain appraisal engine

17 points | 45 comments | Jan 15, 2013 | by redmaverick

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#100 Show HN: My startup's first product - Trello for Sales

17 points | 19 comments | Jan 08, 2013 | by cmadan

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