Hacker Headlines

This extension displays the highest-rated hacker news
What is Hacker Headlines?
Hacker Headlines is a Chrome extension that periodically checks Hacker News for the latest and greatest updates on the world of computer science. Stay informed effortlessly!

Extension stats

By: ohjay
Users: 4 ▲ 1
Version: 2.0.0 (Last updated: 2016-01-06)
Creation date: 2016-01-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/
Size: 83.69K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Hacker Headlines is a Chrome extension that periodically checks Hacker News for the latest and greatest updates on the world of computer science. If it finds something that readers have deemed acceptably newsworthy, a notification containing the headline and link will be displayed in the corner of your browser window.

That means you don't need to spend every other minute checking the site for distractions. And in the meantime, you can learn new things without even trying. Isn't that great?

Extension safety

Risk impact

Hacker Headlines requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Hacker Headlines has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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