Newsit: Hacker News and Reddit Links icon

Newsit: Hacker News and Reddit Links

by Ben Winding · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Find Reddit or Hacker News discussions on the current page!

Users
711
+91 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
5
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#37K
#31K among extensions
Version
2.1.2
updated 9 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
30370711Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 711 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
135Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 5 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 Newsit: Hacker News and Reddit Links

This extension checks Reddit or Hacker News, to see if the current page is listed on their site (see video). If there is a post on one of these sites, there will be a button added to the bottom corner of the screen. ==== Changelog ==== ## 2.1.2 - Fix width refresh flickering in popup.html ## 2.1.1 - Added the "Use new Reddit links" option ## 2.1.0 - Updated to the extension manifest version 3 - Reddit results parsing moved to content.js script (can't access DOM in service worker) - Better rendering of icons (using SVG instead of fonts) ## 2.0.10 - Improve post title that's passed into "submit link" ## 2.0.9 - Fix build system to pass firefox's automated build systems ## 2.0.8 - Style fix - Better padding and alignment of buttons ## 2.0.7 - Fix for reddit api with comments over 1,000 (Because there's a comma in the number string) ## 2.0.6 - Fix iframe issue, by using shadow DOM (Closes https://github.com/benwinding/newsit/issues/10) ## 2.0.5 - Fixes "Hide [+] When No Results" feature - Fixes "SharedArrayBuffer will require cross-origin isolation" messages in console (https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/10474) ## 2.0.4 - Added option "Hide [+] When No Results" ## 2.0.3 - Added '+' icon to resubmit link, even if results are there ## 2.0.2 - Better search results by ignoring the "www." and "m." in urls ## 2.0.1 - Added the "Submit link" button, when no results are found. ## 2.0.0 - Can now view all results found from HN and Reddit - Major refactor for reliability and maintainability (details here: https://github.com/benwinding/newsit/pull/4) ## 1.2.4 - Fix Reddit Lookup by Using Background Scripts - Source code here: https://github.com/benwinding/newsit ## 1.2.4 - Submit to Hacker News - Submit to Reddit ## 1.2.3 - Adds link to Reddit post (if it was posted there) - Adds link to Hacker News post (if it was posted there) - Displays number of comments for that discussion on link - Works asynchronously as the page loads - Works on SPA's (Single Page Applications) - Enable globally or on a site by site basis Hope it's as useful to you as it is to me! *** UPDATES *** * Smaller size < 150kb * Code not bundled, minified or obfuscated SOURCE CODE: https://github.com/benwinding/newsit PRIVACY POLICY: https://newsit.benwinding.com/privacy_policy.html TERMS AND CONDITIONS: https://newsit.benwinding.com/terms_and_conditions.html

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+40+6.0%00.00
30 days+91+14.7%00.00
6 months+281+65.3%00.00
1 year+346+94.8%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Newsit: Hacker News and Reddit Links appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
hacker#30+1
news#58+15

Version history

14 versions recorded
2.1.29 Sep 2026
2.1.123 Apr 2023
2.1.022 Jun 2022
2.0.1022 Apr 2022
2.0.812 Oct 2021
2.0.730 Sep 2021
2.0.631 May 2021
2.0.527 May 2021

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
12 Mar 2020
Size
309 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
newsit.benwinding.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
nngjdplpkehilhcinpccdbkjaknkkifl

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
storagetabs
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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