Modern for Hacker News
A redesigned web interface for Hacker News.
- Users:
- 6,000+
- Version:
- 1.14 (Last updated: 2022-11-15)
- Creation date:
- 2022-09-08
- Permissions:
- activeTab
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- Host permissions:
- *://news.ycombinator.com/*
- Size:
- 7.12M
- Email:
- su*****@modernredesigns.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Chrome Web Store
- Updated:
- a day ago
Manifest V3
Ranking
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Pros
- Collapsible comments provide a better reading experience
- Customizable themes and user interface
- Improves readability with adjustable font size and line spacing
- User-friendly and intuitive design
- Good performance on the front page of HN
Cons
- Issues with the theme not loading properly
- Extension is broken for some users and lacks support from the developer
- Inconsistent functionality on second pages of HN
- Desire for additional features like advanced filtering and improved comment tracking
Most mentioned
- Collapsible comments
- Customization options
- Readability improvements
- Performance issues on certain pages
- Need for additional features
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User
reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
I only downloaded this extension so that I could have comments that actually collapse when I tell them to. However, this also has several other useful features, not to mention a great look.
by 
Jeff Valcher, 2025-01-31
Jeff Valcher, 2025-01-31Çok başarılı
by 
Tolgay Toklar, 2024-12-29
Tolgay Toklar, 2024-12-29Awesome !!!
by 
Kaishu Sahu, 2024-05-29
Kaishu Sahu, 2024-05-29Extension safety
Risk impact
Modern for Hacker News requires very minimum permissions.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood
Modern for Hacker News has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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