retronews

A Python script for browsing Hacker News and Lobsters discussions with a nostalgic interface emulating classical usenet and mail readers, like slrn and mutt.

It was primarily written so I could highlight interesting threads and keep track of read / unread messages (see blog post). The UI showing one message at a time also encourages slower, more focused reading.

On Unix-like systems it only depends on Python 3.9. On Windows you may also need to install windows-curses.

It doesn't require installation. You can run it simply.