# Comment Skipper

> Skip to the next top level comment in Hacker News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/comment-skipper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/comment-skipper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `comment-skipper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alex H
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-30
- **First published:** 2020-03-30
- **Size:** 102 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/comment-skipper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/AlexBHarley/skipper](https://github.com/AlexBHarley/skipper)

## Description

Comment Skipper is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily skip to the next top level comment in Hacker News. With a keyboard shortcut, you can quickly navigate through comment chains and focus on the most relevant discussions.

## Rankings

- #147,026 — Overall
- #114 — adskipper

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `declarativeContent`

### Content script matches

- `news.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/comment-skipper)