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Hacker News (Show HN)

Clean listing only

Only for something people can try, ideally without a sign-up wall.

Hacker News (Show HN) is a startup launch site at news.ycombinator.com. It takes NSFW AI apps only with a clean listing: no nudity in the images or the copy. Listing is free. Review: no approval; votes, flags and moderators decide. Terms read on news.ycombinator.com on 25 September 2026.

No time for forms? We submit your app to Hacker News (Show HN) and every other free place that fits, $249 once.

Rate card

Price: Free
Link you get: Not stated
Review: No approval; votes, flags and moderators decide
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #2,157 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #631 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 25 September 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Hacker News (Show HN) accept NSFW AI apps?: It takes NSFW AI apps only with a clean listing: no nudity in the images or the copy.
How much does a listing on Hacker News (Show HN) cost?: Listing is free.
How does Hacker News (Show HN) review submissions?: Review: no approval; votes, flags and moderators decide.

How to submit to Hacker News (Show HN)

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, all clean: no nudity in the images or the copy. 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 approval; votes, flags and moderators decide. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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