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Hacker Newtab

by Johannes Stricker · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

Get the latest hacker news in your new tab.

Users
13
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#177K
#148K among extensions
Version
0.9.2
updated 29 Sep 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
01530Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 13 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 17 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 Newtab

The extension shows the latest hacker news in your new tab. To minimise distractions you can limit the number of news shown.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+8.3%00.00
30 days−2−13.3%00.00
6 months+1+8.3%00.00
1 year+4+44.4%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Hacker Newtab appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hacker#56+15

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.9.228 Sep 2022
0.9.127 Sep 2022
0.923 Sep 2022

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
23 Sep 2022
Size
269 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
cbdkcokofpdfdjfpkfefanbjidpglaoh

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storage
Site access
https://news.ycombinator.com/rss<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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