# Enhanced HN

> Enhanced HN is a suite of tools that enhance your HackerNews browsing experience.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/enhanced-hn](https://chrome-stats.com/d/enhanced-hn)

## Overview

- **ID:** `enhanced-hn`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Endi
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Version:** 1.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-16
- **First published:** 2022-06-30
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enhanced-hn/)

## Description

Enhanced HN is an unofficial browser extension for HackerNews. It adds features such as a 'mark as read' button and gravatars to users. Enhanced HN is developed independently and is not officially endorsed by or affiliated with HackerNews or YCombinator.

## Rankings

- #134,857 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `news.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- 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/enhanced-hn)