Show HN Daily Selection (2025-08-18)

• NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"
• OverType – A Markdown WYSIWYG editor that's just a textarea
• Doxx – Terminal .docx viewer inspired by Glow
• RouteScout – A bike routing app that lets you love or hate hills
• Fallinorg - Offline Mac app that organizes files by meaning
• Chatbang – Access ChatGPT from the terminal without an API key
• Self-hosted Brainfuck compiler (for macOS)
• DNC – A Decentralized Economic Protocol (No Blockchain)
• A browser with organized and productive tabs, folders and more tweaks
• DraStic Emulator–Best Nintendo DS Emulator for Android
• Procrastinope, an open-source website blocker

NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification" [Other]

188 points, 50 comments

NextDNS introduces a "Bypass Age Verification" feature to avoid sharing personal IDs with websites using DNS tricks.

• Avoids uploading government IDs or selfies to websites
• Uses DNS-based workarounds to bypass age verification flows
• Available for all users, including free accounts
• Aims to protect privacy by reducing exposure of sensitive documents

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OverType – A Markdown WYSIWYG editor that's just a textarea [Text]

158 points, 43 comments

OverType is a lightweight Markdown WYSIWYG editor that layers a preview pane behind a textarea for a rich-text editing experience.

• Uses a transparent textarea over a preview div for seamless alignment
• Solves alignment challenges with obsessive normalization and monospace fonts
• Leverages native textarea features like undo/redo and mobile keyboard support
• Small package size (45KB) with performant rich-text editing
• Works across browsers and mobile devices
• Integrates with GitHub's markdown-toolbar for formatting

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Doxx – Terminal .docx viewer inspired by Glow [Developer Tools]

36 points, 7 comments

A terminal-native Word viewer for quick document viewing with preserved formatting.

• Views .docx files directly in the terminal with proper formatting
• Displays tables with Unicode borders
• Supports nested lists with correct indentation
• Includes full-text search with highlighting
• Allows copying content to clipboard with c
• Exports to markdown, CSV, or JSON
• Starts in 50ms vs. Word's 8+ seconds
• Works over SSH
• Preserves document structure and formatting
• Features smart table alignment based on data types
• Includes an interactive outline view for long documents
• Built with Rust + ratatui, inspired by Charm's glow package

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RouteScout – A bike routing app that lets you love or hate hills [Travel]

4 points, 1 comments

A bike routing app that customizes routes based on hill preferences, road types, and bike-friendly paths.

• Customize route surfaces (e.g., avoid gravel for road bikes)
• Adjust hill preferences (love or hate hills)
• Prioritize bike lanes and cycling-friendly roads
• Filter out undesirable road types (e.g., big roads)
• Avoids backtracking on loop routes
• Upcoming Strava integration for personalized route history
• Free forever with no data selling

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Fallinorg - Offline Mac app that organizes files by meaning [Productivity]

53 points, 31 comments

Offline Mac app that organizes files by meaning.

• Organizes files based on their content or meaning
• Works offline for privacy and security
• Designed specifically for Mac users

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Chatbang – Access ChatGPT from the terminal without an API key [ChatBots]

11 points, 2 comments

Chatbang allows users to access ChatGPT directly from the terminal without requiring an API key by scraping the ChatGPT website.

• Works without an API key
• Uses headless browser session to interact with ChatGPT
• Copies and renders responses in markdown format in the terminal

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Self-hosted Brainfuck compiler (for macOS) [Developer Tools]

3 points, 0 comments

Self-hosted Brainfuck compiler for macOS.

• Compiles Brainfuck code
• Designed for macOS
• Self-hosted solution

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DNC – A Decentralized Economic Protocol (No Blockchain) [Finance]

3 points, 0 comments

A decentralized Python-based economic protocol without blockchain, where each peer acts as a wallet, miner, and validator.

• No global blockchain, decentralized peer-to-peer system
• LAN and WAN discovery for network connectivity
• Includes mining metrics and a basic GUI
• Reputation scoring and guardian-based recovery
• Proof-of-Storage demo and compiled .exe for Windows
• Fully open-source, encouraging contributions for UI, protocol, and feature improvements

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A browser with organized and productive tabs, folders and more tweaks [Productivity]

3 points, 2 comments

A browser with enhanced tab organization and productivity features.

• Organized tabs
• Folder support
• Productivity tweaks

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DraStic Emulator–Best Nintendo DS Emulator for Android [Entertainment]

3 points, 1 comments

Best Nintendo DS emulator for Android.

• High compatibility with Nintendo DS games
• Optimized for Android devices
• Fast and smooth performance
• Customizable controls and settings

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Procrastinope, an open-source website blocker [Productivity]

4 points, 0 comments

An open-source website blocker focused on privacy and transparency.

• Modifies /etc/hosts to block websites
• Challenge-protected controls (random strings required to disable blocks)
• Auto-restart daemon to prevent process termination
• Anti-tamper logic to prevent manual edits to config files
• System-level blocking across all browsers

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