about news.txt

news.txt shows headlines in plain text. sections cover world, us, politics, tech, science, business, sport, and the hacker news front page. every headline links straight to the original story.

where the headlines come from

news sections come from the guardian, which publishes an open api. the hn tab reads the public hacker news api. this site adds nothing to either: no summaries, no ranking tricks, no commentary.

why it exists

a headline list should load instantly and let you leave. most news sites do the opposite. this one shows thirty headlines, their age, and their source, and gets out of the way.

privacy

no ads. no cookies. no tracking. your section choice stays in your browser.

contact

questions, bug reports, ideas. all welcome. justsometextsites@gmail.com