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Hacker News +

by Jarques · Social Networking
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Stylish Hacker News.

Users
276
−13 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
25
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#56K
#47K among extensions
Version
2.0
updated 28 May 2023

Users

monthly, 3 years
30165300Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 276 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
81726Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 25 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 +

With the recent changes to Google's applications, I thought it'd be nice to get Hacker News to fit in nicely. Any questions / comments contact me on Twitter: @jarques Update in v2.0: * Update to manifest v3 * Dark mode switcher * Remove hot key support * Improved commenting layouts

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+10+3.8%00.00
30 days−13−4.5%00.00
6 months+5+1.8%00.00
1 year+44+19.0%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Hacker News + appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hacker#14+2
news#32+5

Version history

2 versions recorded
2.027 May 2023
1.5.62 Aug 2013

Details

Category
Social Networking
First seen
2 Aug 2013
Size
456 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
oieefcckcbbgniifdhhialgkmghahjgl

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 1, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage

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