HN Special - An addition to Hacker News

by hn-special-publishing · Accessibility

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This extension refreshes the visual style of Hacker News and adds a few features, like infinite scrolling. Everything is toggleable.

Users

664

+10 in 30 days

Rating

4.7 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#38K

#32K among extensions

Version

1.5.1

updated 31 Jul 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 664 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 53 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 HN Special - An addition to Hacker News

HN Special adds a completely new visual style to Hacker News and a few new features, such as: - Infinite scrolling - Open links in new tabs - More accurate domain names - Comment folding - Mark as read - Sticky header Even more features are going to come in the future! You can choose which features you want to enable right from the settings menu. If you want, you can also disable the visual style and keep the rest of the features enabled. This extension is completely open source. If you wish to add a new feature or make some changes, feel free to contribute to it on GitHub! https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/hn-special