Modern for Hacker News

A redesigned web interface for Hacker News.

Modern for Hacker News: A Redesigned HN Interface

'Modern for Hacker News' is a Chrome extension providing a redesigned web interface for Hacker News. The tool enhances the platform by introducing a more modern and sleek design which is fully customizable according to user preference. Key features include Themes, Fonts, Styles adjustments, viewing History, improvements to Comments, viewing Index, redesigned Profiles and full support for HN Accounts. Users have the ability to switch back to the old design with a single click. The extension is compatible with the existing HN features, offering improvements over the original interface.
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Extension stats

Users: 6,000+
Rating: 4.45
(31)
Version: 1.14 (Last updated: 2022-11-15)
Creation date: 2022-09-08
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:
  • *://news.ycombinator.com/*
Size: 7.12M

Other platforms

Glider for Hacker News (v2.8.0)
4.52 (100) 5,724+
Modern for Hacker News (v1.14)
4.23 (22) 802
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Extension summary

Enhance your Hacker News experience with a beautiful, clean, modern design that's fully customizable.

Once installed, this extension will simply apply the new look and features to existing Hacker News pages, without you having to do anything.

All current features on Hacker News are supported, this extension simply builds upon the existing interface to offer many improvements, including:

✔ Themes – light, classic HN, slate, dark, black ✔ Fonts – sans, serif, change font size ✔ Styles – adjust column width, line height, justify text ✔ History – quickly jump to stories you've previously viewed ✔ Comments – inline reply + many other improvements ✔ Index – switch between list / table view, customize columns ✔ Profiles – new design with tabs, clickable links etc ✔ Accounts – all HN account features supported ✔ Switch back to the old design (if needed) with one click

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Makes reading HN comfortable and easy on the eyes.
  • Excellent customization options.
  • Simple and clean user interface.
  • Adjustable theme with light and dark modes.
Cons
  • Fails to load theme when pressing the 'More' button.
  • Issues with rendering the second page as a native HN page.
  • Extension has been broken for users of the paid version since November 2022.
Most mentioned
  • Comfortable reading experience.
  • Customization options.
  • Issues with loading and rendering.
User reviews
by yamadashy, 2024-10-26

by Harsh K, 2024-07-10

by Stephen Stucky, 2024-06-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Modern for Hacker News requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Modern for Hacker News has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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