Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames icon

Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames

by Agency Enterprise · Just for Fun
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Replace every username in Hacker News with '?????'.

Users
5
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#256K
#213K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 10 Aug 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
036Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 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 Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames

Curiosity killed the cat, so we’ve decided that it’s just better not to know. “Hacker Who’s” hides every username on Hacker News as the ultimate way to emphasize the content over the user account. We like to pretend that every account is a close friend. Made with <3 by Agency Enterprise as part of Same Day Skunkworks.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days−2−28.6%00.00
6 months−1−16.7%00.00
1 year+4+400.0%−1−5.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hacker#45−1

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.19 Aug 2022
1.016 Jun 2022

Details

Category
Just for Fun
First seen
16 Jun 2022
Size
7 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
ae.studio
Extension ID
ogjpejlmljfmpdgepimfmipclpknmkph

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2

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