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Hacker News Reader

by dario.duvnjak · News & Weather
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Displays recent stories from Hacker News

Users
8
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#213K
#178K among extensions
Version
4.0.1
updated 15 Jan 2026

Users

monthly, 9 months
0510Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 9 months
001Jan 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 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 Reader

This extension displays the latest articles from Y Combinator's Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com). It also allows you to submit your current tab to Hacker News and perform a search of past Hacker News stories. Have any bugs or suggestions? Log them here: http://github.com/dduvnjak/hacker-news-for-chrome/issues

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+33.3%00.00
30 days−2−20.0%00.00
6 months+7+700.0%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
4.0.115 Jan 2026
4.0.012 Jan 2026

Details

Category
News & Weather
First seen
12 Jan 2026
Size
30 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
dduvnjak.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
activeTabalarmsstorage
Site access
https://news.ycombinator.com/*

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