HackerNoon
HackerNoon publishes technology stories and builds publishing software. We open-source the tools and data behind the platform. We publish ~42 quality reads a day via the Editing Protocol. Our 150K+ blog technology library is all free to read. Support HackerNoon by publishing a blog post or business blog post.
Free Publishing Software
The design systems, editors, and templates that power how stories get written, styled, and published on hackernoon.com. Everything here is free to use — in your own projects, your own products, or on HackerNoon itself.
| Repository | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Icon Library | 1,440+ pixel vector icons designed on a 24px grid. Four variations per icon — light, dark, outlined, filled. Available as PNG/for-dark-mode /24px, PNG, npm package, and Figma community file. Used across hackernoon.com and free for any project under MIT license. | pixeliconlibrary.com · npm ↗ |
| Chowa Text Editor | Real-time collaborative writing editor built on Quill, integrated with HackerNoon's Editing Protocol. Supports co-authoring, inline comments, formatting tools, and story settings. This is the editor 50,000+ writers use to publish on HackerNoon. | chowa.tech · blog post ↗ |
| Blogging Templates | Ready-to-use story templates organized by format — how-to guides, listicles, opinion pieces, tutorials, product reviews, and more. Each template includes structure, prompts, and examples to help writers get from blank page to published story faster. | hackernoon.com/blogging-templates · start writing ↗ |
| Emoji Credibility Indicators | A pixelated emoji system designed to give readers context about a story before they read it — content type, editorial status, credibility signals. Part of the Editing Protocol's transparency layer. | editingprotocol.com · blog post ↗ |
| Tech Company CV | A retro terminal-style company profile template. Showcases products, metrics, leadership, milestones, and tech stack in a format developers actually want to read. Built for startups who'd rather show than tell. | hackernoon.cv · blog post ↗ |
| HackerNoon Font | HackerNoon's signature pixel typeface, v2.0. Every character built on a 5×5 grid with curved edges. 26 letters, 10 numbers, 31 special characters. The font behind every headline on hackernoon.com. | brand.hackernoon.com · blog post ↗ |
Open Data & Free Tech Education
All HackerNoon blogs are free to read. Additionally, we open-source research, datasets, and tech company data. Stay up to date with tech infiltrating everything by subscribing to The HackerNoon Newsletter.
| Repository | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Learn Repo | Curated learning paths organized by HackerNoon's editorial taxonomy — AI & ML, engineering, cybersecurity, Web3, business, and more. Each path links to the best stories on hackernoon.com, ordered by reading time and editor ranking. | learnrepo.com · hackernoon.com/c |
| Tech Company News Data Dump | 7M+ curated tech company news articles and blog posts covering the 3,000+ most valuable tech companies in 2022–2023. Built to power hackernoon.com/companies, now available on HuggingFace for researchers, analysts, and ML training. | ↗ HuggingFace · blog post ↗ |
| Where Startups Trend | 600K+ community votes for tens of thousands of startups across thousands of cities. The only open dataset mapping startup popularity by location globally. Updated annually with Startups of the Year. | startups.hackernoon.com |
| Turing Test Tech Evals Directory | A directory of 1,600+ Turing tests and AI evaluation benchmarks found across the internet. Categorized, searchable, and continuously expanded. | turingtest.tech · blog post ↗ |
| Technology Tags | Browse every technology keyword on HackerNoon — over 80,000 tags with real-time publishing rates, trending topics, and historical depth across 150K+ stories. See what writers are publishing about right now. | hackernoon.com/tagged · hackernoon.com/c |
| Proof of Usefulness | HackerNoon's $100K+ hackathon for builders. Open submissions, a transparent scoring algorithm, and a 14-essay editorial series explaining the methodology. Build something useful, write about it, get judged on both. | proofofusefulness.com · blog post ↗ |
| AI Grants Database | 316+ AI grant programs for software, compute credits, and research funding — tracked, categorized, and searchable. Updated regularly. If you're building with AI and need resources, start here. | hackernoon.ai/grants ↗ · hackernoon.ai |
| Free Internet Plugin (archived) | A Chrome extension that removes paywalled content from Google search results. No longer actively maintained, but the code and the principle stand — a free internet is a better internet. | blog post ↗ · Chrome Web Store ↗ |
HackerNoon Ecosystem
| Resource | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
 AI |
HackerNoon's AI efforts summarized. | hackernoon.ai |
 AI Detector |
Every HackerNoon post's reviewed via GPTZero. | blog post ↗ |
 Blockchain Backups |
Immutable backups up on Arweave permaweb. | arweave.hackernoon.com/ |
 Blog |
Write and publish your technology stories. | hackernoon.com/p/publish |
 Brand |
HackerNoon's brand assets. | brand.hackernoon.com |
 Business |
Tools for companies to grow their tech presence. | business.hackernoon.com |
 Business Blogging |
Publish company updates and official tech blogs. | business.hackernoon.com/business-blogging |
 Companies |
Browse tech company news, rankings, and data. | hackernoon.com/companies |
 Editing Protocol |
Our editorial standards and transparency layer. | editingprotocol.com |
 Help |
Documentation for blogging with HackerNoon. | help.hackernoon.com |
 Mobile App |
Read HackerNoon on the go via iOS and Android. | Download App |
 Newsletter |
Stay up to date with tech infiltrating everything. | hackernoon.com/p/emails |
 aPublishing Platform |
The community CMS powering HackerNoon.com. | hackernoon.tech |
 Read |
Access our 150K+ free technology library. | hackernoon.com |
 Startups |
Discover and vote for trending startups globally. | startups.hackernoon.com |
 Terminal Reader |
A retro CLI-style web reader built for developers. | terminal.hackernoon.com |
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