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How to change Hacker News Readers's notification sound on Mac

Third-party readers use the system sound only.

Updated · May 2026·macOS Sequoia 15.x

The short answer: Hacker News Readers doesn't expose notification-sound customization. Use the macOS-level method to mute it, or let Chirpy give it a custom sound.

Universal approach — mute at the macOS level

macOS lets you silence any app's sound without disabling its notifications. The full visual walkthrough lives on the universal macOS method page. The short version:

  1. Open System Settings → Notifications.
  2. Scroll to Hacker News Readers in the application list and click it.
  3. Turn off Play sound for notifications.
  4. Hacker News Readers keeps showing banners and badges — just no audio.
macOS System Settings → Notifications → Hacker News Readers
System Settings → Notifications → Hacker News Readers → toggle off Play sound for notifications.

Chirpy works with any macOS notification, including Hacker News Readers's. Create one rule, pick a sound, save — done.

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Chirpy adds rule-based custom sounds on top of macOS notifications. One sound for Hacker News Readers mentions, another for your calendar, silence for the rest.

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