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Frameworks and toolkits for building graphical, web, desktop, and application interfaces.

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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Mojo 1.0↗ modular.com · HN · 245 comments · 432 points · Aug 11, 2026
User Interfaces of the Demo Scene↗ datagubbe.se · HN · 76 comments · 439 points · Jul 29, 2026
Jelly UI: Soft-body physics for native HTML form controls↗ jelly-ui.com · HN · 202 comments · 661 points · Jul 20, 2026
Immich 3.0↗ github.com · HN · 294 comments · 650 points · Jul 02, 2026
TUI Studio – visual terminal UI design tool↗ tui.studio · HN · 289 comments · 640 points · Mar 13, 2026
2025944 stories
XMLUI↗ blog.jonudell.net · HN · 333 comments · 620 points · Jul 20, 2025
Hidden interface controls that affect usability↗ interactions.acm.org · HN · 450 comments · 565 points · Jul 05, 2025
Cursor 1.0↗ cursor.com · HN · 468 comments · 613 points · Jun 04, 2025
Void: Open-source Cursor alternative↗ github.com · HN · 343 comments · 948 points · May 08, 2025
Chat is a bad UI pattern for development tools↗ danieldelaney.net · HN · 417 comments · 858 points · Feb 04, 2025
2024914 stories
Phoenix LiveView 1.0.0 is here↗ phoenixframework.org · HN · 140 comments · 779 points · Dec 03, 2024
Sanding UI↗ blog.jim-nielsen.com · HN · 400 comments · 1300 points · Sep 21, 2024
An experiment in UI density created with Svelte↗ cybernetic.dev · HN · 256 comments · 882 points · Jul 27, 2024
Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS↗ github.com · HN · 189 comments · 670 points · Jun 07, 2024
Glider – open-source eInk monitor with an emphasis on low latency↗ github.com · HN · 148 comments · 756 points · May 14, 2024
2023820 stories
Fake Trees: Using Indents for Simpler UIs↗ ratfactor.com · HN · 120 comments · 242 points · Dec 30, 2023
Catalyst – Tailwind CSS Application UI Kit↗ tailwindui.com · HN · 4 comments · 26 points · Dec 21, 2023
Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS↗ github.com · HN · 6 comments · 21 points · Nov 30, 2023
Customize Django Admin Interface↗ appliku.com · HN · 11 comments · 33 points · Jul 26, 2023
You don't need a modal window↗ youdontneedamodalwindow.dev · HN · 10 comments · 32 points · May 24, 2023
2022719 stories
98.css – design system for building faithful recreations of Windows 98 UIs↗ jdan.github.io · HN · 179 comments · 606 points · Oct 23, 2022
Dear JetBrains, Don't mess with your UI↗ neil.computer · HN · 400 comments · 469 points · Oct 18, 2022
Things I've learned building a modern TUI framework↗ textualize.io · HN · 230 comments · 439 points · Aug 03, 2022
Tabler: Free and open source dashboard HTML/CSS framework↗ github.com · HN · 87 comments · 541 points · Jul 29, 2022
7GUIs↗ eugenkiss.github.io · HN · 113 comments · 753 points · May 05, 2022
2021687 stories
DaisyUI – Tailwind CSS Components↗ daisyui.com · HN · 166 comments · 474 points · Jul 30, 2021
User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment↗ userinyerface.com · HN · 215 comments · 944 points · Jun 25, 2021
The Expanse UI Design↗ hudsandguis.com · HN · 319 comments · 521 points · May 26, 2021
Show HN: I wrote a book about UI [pdf]↗ fifty.user-interface.io · HN · 151 comments · 411 points · May 19, 2021
Show HN: Svelte NodeGUI, a lightweight Electron alternative with native UI↗ github.com · HN · 271 comments · 624 points · Mar 05, 2021
2020949 stories
7GUIs↗ eugenkiss.github.io · HN · 56 comments · 507 points · Nov 01, 2020
Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework↗ arwes.dev · HN · 225 comments · 1326 points · Aug 26, 2020
Websites that look like desktop GUIs↗ simone.computer · HN · 183 comments · 981 points · Jul 04, 2020
98.css – design system for building faithful recreations of Windows 98 UIs↗ jdan.github.io · HN · 207 comments · 838 points · Apr 21, 2020
Tailwind UI↗ tailwindui.com · HN · 358 comments · 974 points · Feb 26, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

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Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Show HN: Neobrutalism.dev – Just added Base UI support and added new color theme↗ neobrutalism.dev · HN · 77 comments · 166 points · Sep 14, 2026
Show HN: Panel – A research workspace where the agent can build its own panes↗ github.com · HN · 22 comments · 54 points · Sep 15, 2026
Are we going to use the same Desktop UX forever? [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 7 comments · 24 points · Sep 22, 2026
OUI-1: world's first model for Generative UI↗ openui.com · HN · 65 comments · 62 points · Sep 08, 2026
Mojo 1.0↗ modular.com · HN · 245 comments · 432 points · Aug 11, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Show HN: Neobrutalism.dev – Just added Base UI support and added new color theme↗ neobrutalism.dev · HN · 77 comments · 166 points · Sep 14, 2026
OUI-1: world's first model for Generative UI↗ openui.com · HN · 65 comments · 62 points · Sep 08, 2026
Icons as a Service↗ nravic.com · HN · 8 comments · 55 points · Sep 04, 2026
Show HN: Panel – A research workspace where the agent can build its own panes↗ github.com · HN · 22 comments · 54 points · Sep 15, 2026
Drawably: Hand-Drawn UI Controls↗ github.com · HN · 20 comments · 41 points · Sep 09, 2026
HomeOS – A self-hosted family dashboard for a kitchen touchscreen↗ github.com · HN · 29 comments · 29 points · Sep 02, 2026
Are we going to use the same Desktop UX forever? [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 7 comments · 24 points · Sep 22, 2026
Transitions.dev: UI transitions for AI agents↗ transitions.dev · HN · 8 comments · 23 points · Sep 14, 2026
Scott Jenson: Are we going to use the same Desktop UX forever? [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 3 comments · 18 points · Sep 20, 2026
ComfyUI launches OpenRouter for generative media↗ comfy.org · HN · 8 comments · 15 points · Sep 23, 2026

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