Reddit Comment Companion

Hover over a post's comment url to see the top 10 comments for that post. Works with RES.

What is Reddit Comment Companion?

The 'Reddit Comment Companion' is an innovative Chrome extension that upgrades your Reddit browsing experience. As you hover over a comment URL on a Reddit post, this extension displays a quick preview of the top 10 voted comments for the post, saving time for those interested in the post's community response. The extension also provides convenience in interacting with posts containing media via Reddit Enhancement Suite, enabling users to open comments directly when using image or video expand links. Users can freely customize the pop-up window, with features for drag, drop, and resize. Note that vote support will be added soon.

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Extension stats

By: richmondwatkins

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 618 ▲ 5

Rating: 4.19 (32)

Version: 2.2.12 (Last updated: 2019-03-08)

Creation date: 2019-03-08

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 454.66K

Ranking

# 37400 ▼ 794

Other rankings

#2152 in Social Networking ▲ 11 #37 in comment keyword 32 ▲ 11 #43 in reddit keyword 46 ▲ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Hover over a post's comment url to see the top 10 voted comments for that post. If Reddit Enhancement Suite is installed comments will open when an image or video expand link is clicked. Drag, drop and resize the pop-up however you like!

-Vote support coming soon.

**Extension image created by Taylor Wright-Sanson

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works brilliantly and saves time navigating Reddit.
Great communication with the developer.
Night mode works well for some users.
Highly useful in conjunction with RES.
Makes it easier to manage comments.

Cons

Initial load displays subs briefly and has resizing issues.
Bugs present, including comments not loading or popups not appearing.
Not functional post-Reddit's redesign for some users.
Missing features like upvote/downvote buttons.
Issues with night mode and custom themes for Gold members.

Most mentioned

Bugs and functionality issues.
Request for upvote/downvote features.
Desire for better compatibility with new Reddit.
Need for increased comments displayed in popups.
Appreciation for the utility and time-saving aspects.

Recent reviews

A little buggy sometimes, where it might go off-screen, usually way above the area I'm looking at. I have to shrink the view to about 30% or so to find it again. I find it really useful, otherwise, saving me tons of clicks. One question to developers: Do you have a Firefox version available/in the works? The only one out there sucks, just pulling the entire post and all comments into a frame on hover.

Damon Bacheller, 2022-05-04

Works great with old.reddit, still not with the new reddit. Occasionally the comments can be collapsed only by clicking the [x] rather than anywhere on the page. The ability to vote will be nice. Also, would like to see the extension add the comments page to the browsers Visited database, so reddit's "New" flag will show if any comments are later added to the page. Very useful, nice job.

Paul B., 2019-07-07

Used to have an autohide feature but now the option is gone. Was wondering if it was removed or just a bug. Still works fairly well though, just annoying to have to click the X or another link.