Hacker News comment thread summarizer icon

Hacker News comment thread summarizer

by jnnnthnn · Functionality & UI
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Summarizes individual HN comments within their thread's context

Users
6
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#228K
#190K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 27 Aug 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
01429Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
012Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Hacker News comment thread summarizer

Allows you to skim Hacker News comment threads faster by providing one-line summaries of each comment. Requires a user-provided OpenAI API key (which is never exposed to the extension developer). Code is open-source and available at https://github.com/jnnnthnn/hn-comment-summaries

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+20.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months−21−77.8%00.00
1 year−2−25.0%00.00

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.027 Aug 2024

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
27 Aug 2024
Size
36 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
lojogmipgnlkialinmaojdddkaddkiop

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1
Permissions
storage

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