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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.
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 SVG, 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 ↗ |
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 ↗ |
| Resource | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
 AI |
Explore artificial intelligence news and resources. | hackernoon.ai |
 AI Detector |
GPTZero partnership to preserve human publishing. | blog post ↗ |
 Blockchain Backups |
Immutable tech history on the Arweave permaweb. | hackernoon.com/text/web3 |
 Blog |
Write and publish your technology stories. | hackernoon.com/p/publish |
 Brand |
HackerNoon's brand assets and signature pixel fonts. | 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 |
 Mobile App |
Read HackerNoon on the go via iOS and Android. | iOS & Android |
 Newsletter |
Stay up to date with tech infiltrating everything. | hackernoon.com/p/emails |
| P2P Backups |
Decentralized data storage via the Sia network. | sia.tech |
 Publishing Platform |
The software powering how HackerNoon operates. | 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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