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Show HN: Hnpdf.com – Quick access to pdfs shared on Hacker News

hnpdf.com

70 pointsGigacore15 comments

Not that it's a real issue, but the 2nd page on the popular tab is actually not a pdf at all. I assume it appears because the url (https://mango.pdf.zone) contains ".pdf" within it?

Wouldn't this be fixed by checking Content-Type? It's only one way trip each time.

This has been taken care of. Thanks for pointing it out!

I love 1-purpose web sites, like 1-purpose CLI utilities like `ls`. It's really fast and looks nice, IMO. I think it's also a good idea: the PDFs on HN are usually a bit more oriented towards tech and interesting computer science than the articles, which can be peppered with political posts and such. Filtering by PDF link will likely result in a more educational feed :)

I am glad you liked it. Thank you!

This is nice. I often find myself trying to recall specific HN links for a variety of discussions.

Just recently, a PDF link was one of those. This site made it very easy to find again. Plus, many comments had been added since I first saw it on the front page. Nice work!

Thank you. I am glad you liked it.

That's a nice tool. Do you see a way to add tags to make it more easy to browse the best pdfs for a specific topic?

Good idea. I will give it a try.

I like it.

It would IMO be much better if you also add PDFs from comments, not only submissions.

The only challenge is a proper description. Some comments go by "Here you go: <link to pdf>" without much description of its content. But it is a good idea. I will try to figure out something.