Hacker News

Displays recent stories from Hacker News
What is Hacker News?
"Hacker News" is a Chrome extension that keeps you posted with the most recent articles by Y Combinator's Hacker News. Besides viewing the latest stories, the extension empowers users to submit the current tab to Hacker News and conduct a search for past stories on the platform. This offers users a seamless and convenient way to stay updated with tech news and contribute to Hacker News at their convenience.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.56 (36)
Version: 3.21.0 (Last updated: 2020-03-11)
Creation date: 2020-03-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/
Size: 25.92K

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Extension summary

This extension displays the latest articles from Y Combinator's Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com). It also allows you to submit your current tab to Hacker News and perform a search of past Hacker News stories.

Have any bugs or suggestions? Log them here: http://github.com/adamalbrecht/hacker-news-for-chrome/issues

User reviews

Une excellente application;
by Richard Feynman, 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.
by Brad Hafichuk, 2013-03-21
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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