Show HN: My First OSS as a Teen

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Post by jeninh » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC

Hey! I'm Jenin, a 14 year old in Toronto, Canada! This is my first proper Open Source software I made, called OpenOTP! I have 6 emails :sob: and grabbing OTP's from them can be hard, even with a good email client. So I built this tool to make it easier for me! I made it in native Swift :)

I did this for Hack Club Horizons, which is an event where they're flying teens to 7 countries around the world for hackathons! You can find out more about Hack Club at https://hackclub.com and horizons at https://horizons.hackclub.com.

I'd love if you guys could check out my software and let me know what you think :)

Show HN: My First OSS as a Teen
openotp.app

Re: Show HN: My First OSS as a Teen

#2

Post by csujoy » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC

I run an agency that works for multiple clients, which means I have multiple emails. I often check the wrong OTP while screensharing with a client. This is godsend for me!

Re: Show HN: My First OSS as a Teen

#3

Post by jeninh » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC

csujoy wrote: post #2

I run an agency that works for multiple clients, which means I have multiple emails. I often check the wrong OTP while screensharing with a client. This is godsend for me!

Amazing! Glad my software could be put to good use. I also made a feature that automatically hides it from screenshares so people can't abuse it to get into your accounts, but it's toggleable in the preferences if necessary :)

Re: Show HN: My First OSS as a Teen

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Post by specia1ne » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC

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