Threadline is a compact, static-first reader for community news. It combines Hacker News and Lobsters into one local, customizable front page with fast feed loading, source filters, discussion reading, and an optional inline article reader on larger screens.

Preferences live in localStorage; no account or backend database is required.

Screenshots#

List layout#

Threadline list layout

Grid layout, sepia theme#

Threadline grid layout in sepia theme

Inline reader and discussion#

Threadline read-here split reader

Features#

Combined Hacker News and Lobsters feed
List and newspaper-style grid layouts
Light, dark, and sepia themes
Local source, ranking, domain, and Lobsters tag preferences
Nested discussion view with collapse and comment navigation
Inline article reader on desktop/tablet
Static React app deployable on Cloudflare Pages
Cloudflare Pages Functions for feed aggregation and Lobsters CORS proxy

Development#

nix develop
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Checks:

pnpm typecheck
pnpm test
pnpm build

Configure Feed