{"slug": "show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key", "title": "Show HN: Disguise any article as VS Code, Excel or Slack – with a boss key", "summary": "SneakRead, an open-source browser tool, disguises any article as professional applications like VS Code, Excel, or Slack to help users read the web discreetly at work. It offers 14 disguises, a boss key that hides the screen instantly, and runs entirely in the browser without storing data.", "body_md": "# SneakRead·Read the web. Look busy.\n\nPaste any link. SneakRead makes it look like real work — so you can read anything at your desk.\n\n[★ Open source (MIT) · GitHub](https://github.com/SneakRead/sneakread)\n\n`⌘`\n\n`K`— open a link, switch apps, or hide your screen\n\n## Open as\n\n## Features\n\n**14 disguises** VS Code, Claude Code, Word, WPS, Notion, Slack, Lark, DingTalk, Teams, Gmail and more — full screen.**One-key boss screen** Press Esc to flip to a budget spreadsheet instantly.**Read any URL** Paste a link and get clean, readable text.**Browse disguised** Click links to keep reading, without leaving the disguise.\n\n## FAQ\n\n### Is SneakRead free?\n\nYes — it runs entirely in your browser.\n\n### Can my boss see the real page?\n\nNo. Only the disguise shows, and Esc hides it instantly.\n\n### Do you store what I read?\n\nNo. Recent files stay in your browser only.\n\n### Which apps can it mimic?\n\nVS Code, Claude Code, Word, WPS, Google Docs, Notion, Slack, Lark, DingTalk, Teams, Gmail, Excel, and Outlook.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key", "canonical_source": "https://sneakread.com/", "published_at": "2026-07-07 08:57:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 08:59:28.032710+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["SneakRead", "VS Code", "Excel", "Slack", "GitHub", "Claude Code", "Notion", "Gmail"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-disguise-any-article-as-vs-code-excel-or-slack-with-a-boss-key.jsonld"}}