Reddit Comment Companion

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

Reddit Comment Companion - Chrome Extension for Reddit Comments

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

Users: 591
-19
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:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 454.66K

Other platforms

Reddit (vVARY)
4.63 (3,531,433) 176,380,900+
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 well with old.reddit
  • Helps save time and clicks
  • Great communication with the developer
  • Night mode features are well-received
  • Overall useful utility for Reddit browsing
Cons
  • Buggy behavior where comments may go off-screen
  • Does not work well with the new Reddit design
  • Issues with night mode and custom themes
  • Missing upvote/downvote functionality
  • Sometimes shows an incomplete number of comments
Most mentioned
  • Bugs and unstable performance
  • Integration issues with new Reddit design
  • Desire for added features like voting
  • Night mode functionality not working as expected
  • Positive feedback on saving time while browsing
User 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by Jeffrey Zheng, 2018-06-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Reddit Comment Companion requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Reddit Comment Companion has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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