# Hackernews Comment Colors

> Highlights comment links on Hackernews according to how many comments there are.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hackernews-comment-colors](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hackernews-comment-colors)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hackernews-comment-colors`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Madsen
- **Category:** appearance
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-16
- **First published:** 2020-11-16
- **Size:** 9.20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hackernews-comment-colors/)

## Description

Hackernews Comment Colors is a Firefox add-on that organizes your browsing experience on Hackernews by highlighting comment links. It uses different colors to represent the number of comments a post has, helping you spot popular discussions at a glance.

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.news.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hackernews-comment-colors)