Startup ideas from Hacker News

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• Wish it existed

  setting to make audio and video opt in per site

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  I wish there was a setting to make audio and video opt in per site.

  account42 · Nov 3, 2026in “uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch”Reading, news, video & music

• Would pay for

  decent email service, but I'm poor, so I can't afford that

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  Yeah, I would pay for a decent email service, but I'm poor, so I can't afford that...

  encrypted_bird · Oct 30, 2026in “Proton goes all in on using AI”Email, chat & communities

• Wish it existed

  link to the repo included on the website

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  I wish there was a link to the repo included on the website.

  seemaze · Oct 29, 2026in “Edit an SQLite database in your browser”

• Looking for

  can translate rough sketches on my iPad to higher fidelity wireframes or illustrations in near real time

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  I’ve been looking for a tool that can translate rough sketches on my iPad to higher fidelity wireframes or illustrations in near real time. has anyone found such a tool?

  outlore · Oct 28, 2026in “Ask HN: Alternative to Tldraw Draw Fast?”Design & creative tools

• Wish it existed

  auto recovery tool for agents

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  Ask HN: Do u think there should be a auto recovery tool for agents?

  willlzl · Oct 27, 2026in “Ask HN: Do u think there should be a auto recovery tool for agents?”AI agents & automation

• Startup idea

  ultra low latency LCDs

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  Startup idea: ultra low latency LCDs.

  cowlevel · Oct 27, 2026in “Software may be getting worse, but it used to be horrible”

• Wish it existed

  option to keep the native cursor, the captured cursor doesn't work with my browser

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  I wish there were an option to keep the native cursor, the captured cursor doesn't work with my browser.

  mzmzmzm · Oct 27, 2026in “Show HN: Encarta 95 Web”

• Wish it existed

  way to add a package manager

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  wondering if this project comes pre-jailbroken? i suppose you would have full access to root correct, so there should be a way to add a package manager?

  ry-gr · Oct 23, 2026in “Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices”

• Looking for

  do a code review in my place

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  I am not looking for a tool to do a code review in my place.

  chacham15 · Oct 21, 2026in “Ask HN: What AI tools help me understand a MR?”Developer tools

• Wish it existed

  properly funded triage system

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  It makes sense for them to automatically show up for some situations (eg car accidents), but there should be a properly funded triage system.

  hylaride · Oct 21, 2026in “Whatever Happened to Fire Escapes”

• Why is there no

  GUI desktop app that lets you easily make a website

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  Why is there no GUI desktop app that lets you easily make a website?

  privacyishuman · Oct 20, 2026in “Facebook Pages require paid subscription to post more than two links per month”

• Wish it existed

  way to filter links and reshares out of my feed completely

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  I wish there were a way to filter links and reshares out of my feed completely.

  Ajedi32 · Oct 20, 2026in “Facebook now charging to post more than 2 links a month”

• Wish it existed

  way to have a second app (secretly) open and focused while you present only from app #1, but I think the new default is better

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  (I did not have the option to not update my employer's iPad, so I've been on 27 since release.) There should be a way to have a second app (secretly) open and focused while you present only from app #1, but I think the new default is better.

  pflats · Oct 20, 2026in “Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads”

• Would pay for

  subscription much faster

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  I often read about how much value people get from DeepSeek, but when I try to use it, I end up spending the amount I'd pay for a subscription much faster.

  InsideOutSanta · Oct 19, 2026in “MiniMax M3.1 Flash”

• Wish it existed

  I way I could forget this site existed so I would never go back here

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  I wish there was I way I could forget this site existed so I would never go back here.

  mbsa7 · Oct 19, 2026in “It's still ok to enjoy programming”

• Would pay for

  activity of the agent over the network (how much content it checks for them), not ads

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  People would pay for activity of the agent over the network (how much content it checks for them), not ads.

  eye_dle · Oct 17, 2026in “Ask HN: Social network with AI agents – why bad, why good?”AI agents & automationE-commerce, marketing & sales

• Wish it existed

  OLED or an LCD version of the same device

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  I wish there was an OLED or an LCD version of the same device.

  stasomatic · Oct 16, 2026in “E Ink Kaleido 4”

• Why is there no

  European alternative to Gmail

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  Why isn't there a European alternative to Gmail?

  HoldOnAMinute · Oct 14, 2026in “Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts”Self-hosted, local-first & open-source alternatives

• Wish it existed

  book "The Tales of Software from 1969 to 2026

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  There should be a book "The Tales of Software from 1969 to 2026.

  kristianpaul · Oct 14, 2026in “Containment and monitoring failures are to blame for AI hacking reports: experts”Reading, news, video & music

• Wish it existed

  horizontally flipped version, such that such that the 0 key plays open E on the 1st string, and the 9 plays F on the 1st string, etc

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  In solo mode, there should be a horizontally flipped version, such that such that the 0 key plays open E on the 1st string, and the 9 plays F on the 1st string, etc.

  mbo · Oct 13, 2026in “Show HN: Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard”

• Startup idea

  Anti-espionage cameras for corporate offices

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  Free startup idea: Anti-espionage cameras for corporate offices.

  vostrocity · Oct 13, 2026in “OpenAI engineer arrested in bugging of executive conference room”

• Someone should build

  version of https://www

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  Someone should make a version of https://www.mcmillen.dev/language_checklist.html for this.

  munificent · Oct 13, 2026in “Show HN: XY Music Notation”

• Someone should build

  game based on this concept

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  I think someone should make a game based on this concept.

  himata4113 · Oct 13, 2026in “Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics”Games & play

• Wish it existed

  dumbphone with a decent camera with telephoto

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  I wish there was a dumbphone with a decent camera with telephoto.

  weezing · Oct 12, 2026in “Thinking will become a hobby”

• Wish it existed

  proc style file system for simlinks to user specific data

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  I always thought that there should be a proc style file system for simlinks to user specific data.

  Lerc · Oct 11, 2026in “The tilde in your PATH may not be your HOME”Data, analytics & spreadsheets

• Looking for

  could actively edit a set portion of code, maintaining a small diff above a moving target

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  But I was looking for a tool that could actively edit a set portion of code, maintaining a small diff above a moving target

  nathanpankon · Oct 11, 2026in “How big is a Git commit?”Developer tools

• Wish it existed

  list of commands, that when executed in order and in a clean machine, result in the software doing something useful

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  My rule of thumb for my READMEs: there should be a list of commands, that when executed in order and in a clean machine, result in the software doing something useful.

  BoppreH · Oct 11, 2026in “I paid people to try and follow my README”

• Wish it existed

  module-level safety property in the type system such that unsafe would be a capability granted by the user’s code

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  I’ve always thought there should be a module-level safety property in the type system such that unsafe would be a capability granted by the user’s code.

  binary132 · Oct 10, 2026in “Unikernels were hard. key word: were”Developer tools

• Why is there no

  deluxe version priced twice as high as the base game without additional content

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  I am a pro gamer, why is there no deluxe version priced twice as high as the base game without additional content?

  tmpz22 · Oct 10, 2026in “Triple-A Minesweeper”Games & play

• Looking for

  gives programmers a place to record their thoughts

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  > I want a tool that gives programmers a place to record their thoughts.

  mejutoco · Oct 10, 2026in “Grieving the loss of details”