Hacker News in New Tab

Hacker News stories.

Hacker News in New Tab: Chrome Extension

Hacker News in New Tab is a Chrome extension that overrides the new page tab and provides a list of articles from the Hacker News frontpage. Stay updated with the latest stories from the tech community, directly in your browser's new tab.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3 Overrides new tab
Users: 7
Version: 1.4.3 (Last updated: 2025-02-26)
Creation date: 2023-03-13
Size: 66.57K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

Extension safety

Risk impact

Hacker News in New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Hacker News in New Tab. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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