Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin

Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin allows to subscribe to any HN's thread. Receive notifications with new comments published
What is Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin?
Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin is a Chrome extension that allows you to subscribe to any HN thread and receive notifications with new comments every 10 minutes.

Extension stats

Users: 15 ▲ 2
Rating: 5.00 (2)
Version: 0.0.11 (Last updated: 2017-10-31)
Creation date: 2017-10-31
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • tabs
  • https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/*
Size: 31.42K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
Want to check extension ranking and stats more quickly for other Chrome extensions? Install Chrome-Stats extension to view Chrome-Stats data as you browse the Chrome Web Store.
Chrome-Stats extension

Extension summary

  • Get notifications of Hacker News' threads.
  • Receive notifications each 10 minutes of the threads you get subscribed to.
  • At the original HN website - https://news.ycombinator.com - new comments show up.
  • Click on the extension badge to see the list of subscribed threads, with HN original look and feel.
  • See the unread comments just at the extension badge.
  • This extension hasn't been tested together with other Hacker News Extensions. Make sure you uninstall other Hacker News extensions or deactivate them *

Do you want other features? You found a bug? Report here: https://github.com/binomads/hn-notification-plugin

See a GIF of how it works here: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/84540/32239715-9b77868a-be6b-11e7-9543-4858fe292d5f.gif

User reviews

Brilliant and still working! :-)
by Robert Orzanna, 2019-05-14

Super interesting if you want to follow up on a concrete thread. Useful for me. I can subscribe what threads I wanna get notifications from. Also, by clicking on the extension icon I see at quick glance what are the new comments on my subscribed threads.
by David Pelayo, 2017-10-20
View all user reviews

Extension safety

Risk impact

Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Upgrade to see risk analysis details

Promo images

Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin small promo image
Small promo image

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Hacker News Comments Notifier Plugin: