# start

> replaces the new tab page with a minimalist view of current top 10 hackernews posts

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hnstart`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** okk
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-16
- **First published:** 2022-09-29
- **Size:** 60 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hnstart/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/okkdev/start](https://github.com/okkdev/start)

## Description

Start is a Firefox add-on called 'start' that replaces your new tab page with a clean and minimalistic view of the current top 10 hackernews posts. Stay updated with the latest news and discussions in the hacker community with this convenient and user-friendly add-on.

## Rankings

- #125,531 — Overall
- #158 — start page

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.
- 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/hnstart)