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Native gnome markdown viewer with mermaid support

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Beat 50% of Show HN launches that day

#76 of 157 on Oct 28

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20

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 4, 17:16 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

5d

listed Oct 28, 17:16 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 23h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 47h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 70h after listing
3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
0
Rank in WRIT this week
#8of 27 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
3.6%1/28 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 29, 16:38 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
3over 70h

Grades · each graded against other Writing & Content launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 44% · vs 25 still-tracked Writing & Content · Show HN launches

Velocity

C

0.04 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 58% · vs 85 Writing & Content · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #76 of 157 Show HN launches on 2026-10-28

  1. #74Preview video timelines live in the browser as AI agents edit them2 points
  2. #7542Loop2 points
  3. #76Native gnome markdown viewer with mermaid support2 points
  4. #77Pandora M1, a distributed GPU monitor prototype2 points
  5. #78Watch AI agents build Pullboard, live1 points
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