# Hackernews Summarize Comments

> Summarize comments on Hackernews submission page using AI

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hackernews-summarize-comments`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Burak Unver
- **Category:** social-communication
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-14
- **First published:** 2026-03-02
- **Size:** 137 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hackernews-summarize-comments/)
- **Website:** [https://kunver.dev](https://kunver.dev/)

## Description

HackerNews Comment Summarizer

This extension helps you efficiently navigate HackerNews submission pages by summarizing comment threads. It uses AI to condense lengthy discussions into key insights.

Key features:
<ul><li>Summarize comments on any HackerNews submission page</li><li>Works directly on submission pages</li><li>Requires your own Google API key for AI processing (no external services or data collection)</li><li>Free to use. No user data is collected or stored. Ensure you have a valid Google API key configured.</li><li>No server required. All processing happens locally in your browser.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #133,667 — Overall
- #115 — summarize
- #127 — summarize pdf
- #134 — ai summarizer
- #141 — ai summarize
- #147 — summarizer

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `news.ycombinator.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/hackernews-summarize-comments)