Show HN Daily Selection (2025-06-23)
- Turn a paper's DOI into its full reference list (BibTeX/RIS, etc.)
- Lego Island Playable in the Browser
- A Tool to Summarize Kenya's Parliament with Rust, Whisper, and LLMs
- I'm a doctor and built a responsive breathing app for anxiety and sleep
- Report idling vehicles in NYC (and get a cut of the fines) with AI
- rtrvr.ai – New Free SOTA AI Web Agent Beats Even Operator
- I made a screenshot beautifier
- Stacklane – GitHub App for Stacked PR Clarity
- Progressor – coach that breaks down big goals into actionable steps
- Remotely Good – AI-powered job platform for remote, mission-driven work
- Go-mapper – AutoMapper-style struct mapping for Go
- Nethole – Soft-blocking WPA3 with ARP spoofing
- Cutmuse – AI tool for haircut recommendations by face shape
Turn a paper's DOI into its full reference list (BibTeX/RIS, etc.) [Research]
28 points, 10 comments
Convert a paper's DOI into its full reference list in various formats like BibTeX and RIS.
- Supports DOI input for reference extraction
- Generates references in BibTeX and RIS formats
- Simple and efficient tool for academic research
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Lego Island Playable in the Browser [Entertainment]
3 points, 0 comments
Lego Island playable in the browser.
- Play classic Lego Island game directly in the browser
- No installation or downloads required
- Preserves original gameplay experience
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A Tool to Summarize Kenya's Parliament with Rust, Whisper, and LLMs [Research]
70 points, 10 comments
A tool that summarizes Kenya's parliamentary sessions using Rust, Whisper, and GPT-4o to make political content more accessible.
- Transcribes and summarizes 3–7 hour sessions in English and Swahili
- Uses Whisper v3 for transcription and GPT-4o for summarization
- Makes parliamentary content searchable and digestible for the public
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I'm a doctor and built a responsive breathing app for anxiety and sleep [Health]
77 points, 36 comments
A doctor-developed iOS app for real-time responsive breathing exercises to aid anxiety, sleep, and pulmonary rehab, featuring customizable visuals and audio.
- Real-time 3D soft body solver for interactive breathing visuals (blobs, fluid sims, etc.)
- Customizable breathing exercises with adjustable timings for each breath phase
- Generative audio using AudioKit with polyphonic synth and sequencer
- Free daily exercises; premium unlocks full library, data, and visuals
- Vision Pro version ("Lungy Spaces") available
- Medical device version in development for asthma pulmonary rehab (trials expected 2026)
- Uses microphone (optional camera) for breath detection, with ML improvements underway
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Report idling vehicles in NYC (and get a cut of the fines) with AI [Consumer Tech]
117 points, 165 comments
An AI-powered iOS app that simplifies reporting idling commercial vehicles in NYC by automating form-filling and video processing.
- Automatically extracts required info and screenshots from videos
- Compresses videos and uploads reports to DEP
- Includes a free timestamp camera and manual form editor
- Subscription-based AI features with a one-week free trial
- iOS-only, built with SwiftUI
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rtrvr.ai – New Free SOTA AI Web Agent Beats Even Operator [Productivity]
5 points, 1 comments
rtrvr.ai is a free, state-of-the-art AI web agent that outperforms competitors with an 81% success rate and 7x faster task completion.
- Achieves higher success rate than OpenAI's Operator (76.5%)
- Operates locally as a Chrome Extension, reducing latency and bot detection issues
- Uses DOM-based interaction for resilience against pop-ups and overlays
- Leverages fast models like Gemini Flash for superior performance
- Costs significantly less (~$40) to benchmark compared to cloud agents (~$1k)
- Free to use with Google's Gemini Free Tier and automatic API key setup
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I made a screenshot beautifier [Image]
29 points, 28 comments
Screenshot beautifier tool for enhancing and styling screenshots.
- Enhances and styles screenshots
- Simple and easy to use
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Stacklane – GitHub App for Stacked PR Clarity [Developer Tools]
7 points, 4 comments
GitHub App for visualizing and managing stacked pull requests.
- Enhances clarity of stacked PRs
- Integrates directly with GitHub
- Simplifies PR management workflow
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Progressor – coach that breaks down big goals into actionable steps [Productivity]
30 points, 17 comments
Progressor is a coaching tool that breaks down ambitious goals into personalized, actionable daily steps with guidance and reminders.
- Converts big goals into detailed, step-by-step plans
- Provides tailored daily tasks with relevant resources
- Adjustable plans and reminders to keep users on track
- Focuses on complex goals (e.g., career changes, product launches) rather than simple habits
- Uses targeted questions to refine and personalize the approach
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Remotely Good – AI-powered job platform for remote, mission-driven work [Business]
4 points, 0 comments
Remotely Good is an AI-powered job platform connecting job seekers with remote and hybrid roles at mission-driven organizations.
- Curated job listings by salary, cause area, and location
- AI career tools (resume enhancer, job matching, cover letter generator, interview prep)
- Upcoming coaching marketplace for affordable 1:1 guidance
- Includes volunteer roles, activism opportunities, and org culture insights
- Beta testing AI voice career coach and premium features
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Go-mapper – AutoMapper-style struct mapping for Go [Developer Tools]
4 points, 0 comments
A lightweight Go package for AutoMapper-style struct mapping, useful for converting DTOs to domain models.
- Uses Go generics (1.18+)
- Supports shallow copy of fields
- Custom field transformations with fluent API
- Optional interface for struct-level control
Nethole – Soft-blocking WPA3 with ARP spoofing [Developer Tools]
3 points, 0 comments
A bash script that silently disrupts WPA3 connections via ARP spoofing instead of traditional deauthentication attacks.
- Uses ARP spoofing to create a MITM attack without deauthing or capturing handshakes
- Disables IP forwarding to cause infinite buffering, leaving victims connected but without internet
- Works on Windows 10/11 and iPads, but resisted by Xiaomi phones with ARP hardening
- Exploits WPA3's Management Frame Protection limitations
- Open-source tool for further research into WPA3 behavior
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Cutmuse – AI tool for haircut recommendations by face shape [Consumer Tech]
3 points, 0 comments
AI-powered tool for personalized haircut, hair color, and eyewear recommendations based on facial analysis.
- Uses facial landmark detection and color analysis for tailored suggestions
- Applies visagism principles for professional-level recommendations
- No login or payment required for free version
- Includes grooming and skincare tips
- Redesigned UX and improved styling engine in latest version