What Hacker News Says

Easily find Hacker News threads about the page you're currently browsing.

What Hacker News Says - Chrome Extension

What Hacker News Says is a dead-simple and useful Chrome extension that lets you find threads on the popular social news aggregator, Hacker News. With just a click, it fetches threads via the HN Search API, ensuring your privacy. Explore Hacker News discussions about the web page you're currently browsing with this minimalistic extension.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 400
-2
Rating: 5.00
(7)
Version: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2025-03-05)
Creation date: 2020-08-04
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 355.33K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
What Hacker News Says (v0.2.0)
165 4.83 (6)
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Was using this extension for a while. Good one.
by Uğur Erdem Seyfi, 2024-06-23

This is a must have!
by Berkay Öztürk, 2023-10-21

I came several times, this is the best thing since sliced bread
by Andrei Simionescu, 2020-08-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

What Hacker News Says does not require any sensitive permissions.

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  • Low Request access to the following domains:
Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of What Hacker News Says. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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