Hacker News

Name: Hacker News
Rating: 4.555555555555555 (36 reviews)
Author: adam.albrecht

Displays recent stories from Hacker News

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The Hacker News Chrome Extension provides quick access to the latest articles from Y Combinator's Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com). Instantly view recent stories without navigating away from your browser. It also offers convenient features such as submitting your current tab directly to Hacker News and searching through past stories to discover valuable content.

Perfect for tech enthusiasts and professionals, this extension enhances your browsing experience by seamlessly integrating Hacker News updates into your workflow. For any bugs or feature requests, users can contribute on the GitHub issues page.

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Version:

3.21.0 Last updated: 2020-03-11

Creation date:

2020-03-10

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Permissions:

tabs
https://news.ycombinator.com/

Size:

25.31KB

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 31,734 ▲ 2,117

Other rankings

#1902 in Social Networking ▲ 10 #68 in hacker keyword 20 ▼ 4 #240 in news keyword 28 ▼ 6

User reviews

Une excellente application;

Ri*****, 2021-02-10

I had a small issue a couple weeks ago where it stopped refreshing. Ended up I had to clear the local storage and then refresh the plugin. (Dev Tools -> Local Storage -> chrome-extension://foo) Bit of a PITA since Chrome only lets you clear the local storage one key at a time.

Br*****, 2013-03-21

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Hacker News requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Hacker News has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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