# Hacker News (HN) Discussion

> Shows the latest HN submission for the current URL or domain.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/hn-discussion](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hn-discussion)

## Overview

- **ID:** `hn-discussion`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bjorn
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools,social-communication
- **Version:** 0.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-06
- **First published:** 2026-01-03
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hn-discussion/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/hn-extension/hn-discussion](https://github.com/hn-extension/hn-discussion)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hn-discussion/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hn-discussion/privacy/)

## Description

The Hacker News Discussion Sidebar is a lightweight browser extension that lets you check for HN submissions without leaving your current tab. It injects a discreet floating button that opens a feature-rich sidebar, allowing you to read comments and gauge community sentiment instantly.

## Rankings

- #140,524 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `https://hn.algolia.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/hn-discussion)