Show HN Daily Selection (2025-10-16)
- Halloy – Modern IRC client
- Specific (YC F25) – Build backends with specifications instead of code
- Scriber Pro – Offline AI transcription for macOS
- Firm, a text-based work management system
- Cmux – Coding Agent Multiplexer
- Trott – search,sort,extract social media videos(ig,yt,tiktok)
- Pxxl App – A Nigerian Alternative to Vercel, Render, and Netlify
- Kexa.io – Open-Source IT Security, Compliance and AI-Powered
- Largest open-source multimodal AI dataset
- Xona.ai 2.0 – create beautiful interiors in seconds
- Osaurus – Ollama-Compatible Runtime for Apple Foundation Models
- Convert any website to Astro and Tailwind
- Secure AI contexts with open source reBAC-protected RAG and SQLite-vec
- a deterministic chess variant with cheat resistance and tons of variety
- Open-source, local-first Context7 alternative
Halloy – Modern IRC client [Developer Tools]
272 points, 76 comments
Modern multi-platform IRC client written in Rust.
- Developed since 2022 with community contributions
- Supports multiple platforms
- Active community with 200+ users in #halloy channel
- Designed for longevity and IRC protocol sustainability
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Specific (YC F25) – Build backends with specifications instead of code [Developer Tools]
23 points, 10 comments
Specific is a platform for building backend APIs and services using natural-language specifications and tests, eliminating the need for manual coding.
- Automatically converts specs into working systems with necessary infrastructure
- Supports HTTP server setup with authentication via spec
- Configures databases based on persistence requirements in the spec
- Allows integration with external APIs via spec references
- Includes testing to ensure system behavior matches specifications
- Free to try with plans for code visibility and export in the future
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Scriber Pro – Offline AI transcription for macOS [Audio]
119 points, 103 comments
Scriber Pro is an offline AI transcription tool for macOS that processes files quickly without cloud uploads.
- Processes a 4.5-hour video in just 3 minutes 32 seconds (M1 Max benchmark)
- No file length limits, unlike competitors like Rev/Otter
- Maintains accurate timecodes without drift
- Supports multiple audio/video formats (MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV, etc.)
- Exports to various formats (SRT, VTT, JSON, PDF, DOCX, etc.)
- Completely offline for privacy-sensitive recordings
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Firm, a text-based work management system [Productivity]
138 points, 51 comments
Firm is a text-based work management system.
- Text-based interface for managing tasks
- Designed for simplicity and efficiency in work organization
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Cmux – Coding Agent Multiplexer [Developer Tools]
12 points, 1 comments
Cmux is an immersive GUI tool for managing multiple coding agents in parallel, designed for a familiar yet enhanced user experience.
- Enables parallel interaction with multiple coding agents
- Features a user-friendly GUI interface
- Supports internal development workflows
- Early-stage but fully functional
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Trott – search,sort,extract social media videos(ig,yt,tiktok) [Video]
29 points, 6 comments
Trott is a tool for searching, sorting, and extracting key details from saved social media videos (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok) with AI-powered organization.
- Share videos directly from Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts via native phone share menu (no manual uploads)
- AI extracts relevant info (ingredients, places, products, etc.) and auto-sorts content
- Fully searchable with natural language queries (e.g., "that Kyoto café from Instagram")
- Generates Google Maps routes from extracted travel video locations
- Supports Instagram, YouTube, and soon TikTok
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Pxxl App – A Nigerian Alternative to Vercel, Render, and Netlify [Developer Tools]
6 points, 0 comments
Pxxl App is a free web hosting and deployment platform for developers, especially in Nigeria, offering an alternative to Vercel, Render, and Netlify.
- Free hosting with no credit card or region restrictions
- Supports frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte) and backend projects (Node.js, PHP, Python)
- Git repo integration with automatic builds and continuous deployment
- Includes live subdomains, environment variables, and instant rollback
- Designed for simplicity and accessibility, particularly for African developers
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Kexa.io – Open-Source IT Security, Compliance and AI-Powered [Developer Tools]
11 points, 0 comments
An open-source tool for automating IT security and compliance checks across diverse assets.
- Open-source core for defining checks and scanning assets
- Supports common standards like CIS benchmarks
- Provides clear reports on security posture
- Offers dashboard and no-code rule builder in premium version
- Developed in France and incubated at Euratech Cyber Campus
Largest open-source multimodal AI dataset [Research]
6 points, 0 comments
Largest open-source multimodal AI dataset.
- Open-source
- Multimodal
- Large-scale dataset
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Xona.ai 2.0 – create beautiful interiors in seconds [Design]
5 points, 2 comments
AI-powered interior design tool that generates beautiful home redesigns in seconds.
- Instantly creates interior design concepts with handcrafted styles
- Offers tools like Magic Eraser, Creative Upscaling, and Find & Replace
- Integrates Google Lens for furniture shopping
- Provides free credits and one-time purchase for lifetime features
- Plans to introduce Virtual Staging for enhanced realism
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Osaurus – Ollama-Compatible Runtime for Apple Foundation Models [Developer Tools]
5 points, 2 comments
Osaurus is an open-source macOS runtime for running Apple Foundation Models locally with Neural Engine acceleration and OpenAI/Ollama API compatibility.
- Supports Apple Foundation Models natively
- Compatible with OpenAI & Ollama APIs
- Lightweight (~7 MB binary) and runs locally (no cloud/telemetry)
- MIT Licensed and open source
- Optimized for Apple Silicon
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Convert any website to Astro and Tailwind [Developer Tools]
4 points, 0 comments
Convert any website to Astro and Tailwind.
- Converts existing websites to Astro framework
- Integrates Tailwind CSS for styling
- Simplifies migration to modern web technologies
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Secure AI contexts with open source reBAC-protected RAG and SQLite-vec [Developer Tools]
3 points, 0 comments
Secure AI contexts with open source reBAC-protected RAG and SQLite-vec.
- Open-source solution for securing AI contexts
- Utilizes reBAC-protected RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Integrates with SQLite-vec for efficient vector storage and retrieval
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a deterministic chess variant with cheat resistance and tons of variety [Entertainment]
3 points, 0 comments
Deterministic chess variant with cheat resistance and high variety.
- Deterministic gameplay
- Cheat-resistant design
- High variety in gameplay
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Open-source, local-first Context7 alternative [Developer Tools]
3 points, 0 comments
An open-source, local-first alternative to Context7 that leverages Claude subscriptions for code analysis and semantic search.
- Uses existing Claude subscription (no additional LLM API costs)
- Analyzes actual code (not just documentation like .md files)
- Supports private repositories via GitHub PAT
- Implements semantic search using Qdrant (open-source)
- Includes MCP integration
- Keeps data locally on your machine
- Uses Gemini embeddings (local model support in progress)