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Products that do what Chrome extension to open both link and discussion in new tabs on HN does

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   I was tired of opening 2 tabs for every HN link, so I made a userscript▲433

   HN is great for the links people share, but a big part of the value I get comes from reading the discussion around them. I realized I was always opening the article in one tab and the comments in another, constantly switching back and forth. I figured there was probably a simpler way, so I threw together this userscript to merge the two. 1. Clicking a link from Hacker News opens the article with a side panel containing the discussion. It doesn't require your credentials, is resizable, and is easy to tweak if you want to customize it. 2. If you land on an article that has previously been…

   Jul 2026 · github.com

2. 2SC
   StartHQ - Chrome New Tab extension like the old tab page, but better▲45

   2013 · chrome.google.com

3. 3CE
   Chrome Extension for the one thing I miss on HN▲59

   2013 · chrome.google.com

4. 4CE
   Chrome extension to collapse and expand HN parent comments threads▲44

   2021 · github.com

5. 5QS
   Quickly scan HN for new articles▲62

   I have a dedicated HN tab that I come back to and reload multiple times a day to see whats new and hot. I wrote a Chrome Extension to: - quickly scan new articles since my last reload - quickly scan highly discussed articles - open actual articles and discussions in a new tab This links to the source code. The chrome extension is linked at the bottom of the github page. Note: - This extension only operates on the HN front page (https://news.ycombinator.com/news) - The first time you reload the HN front page after installing the extension all articles will get highlighted.

   2024 · github.com

6. 6AC
   A chrome extension that fades out old links on HN/Reddit/News sites▲28

   2018 · chrome.google.com

7. 7AC
   A Chrome extension to see notifications for comments on your HN threads▲79

   2021 · chrome.google.com

8. 8AH
   A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other▲54

   2016 · florian.github.io

9. 9AE
   An extension that shows you relevant HN comments when you browse▲5

   2020 · chrome.google.com

10. 10CH
    Collapse HN Comments▲141

    Little chrome extension I made to collapse comments on HN, feel free to use it if you want.

    2014 · github.com

11. 11CF
    Chrome/FF plugin brings the HN and Reddit conversation to you as you surf▲55

    2015 · metafruit.com

12. 12AC
    A Chrome extension for getting to the HN thread for the current page▲12

    2011 · mfairley.com

13. 13MF
    My first chrome extension based on an HN thread.▲34

    2011 · halfaclick.blogspot.com

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    Hello Tab▲128

    Replaces your new tab page with random thoughts from others

    2015

15. 15BE
    Browser extension that finds HN and Reddit threads for any link▲15

    2020 · github.com

16. 16MN
    My New HN Browser Extension▲19

    2019 · chrome.google.com

17. 17RH
    Readable-HN Chrome extension▲28

    2011 · chrome.google.com

18. 18AB
    A browser extension that makes switching between tabs easier▲18

    2019 · chrome.google.com

19. 19AC
    A Chrome extension to share links▲5

    2021 · chrome.google.com

20. 20IV
    I've created a Google chrome extension for HN▲6

    2012 · chrome.google.com

21. 21CE
    Chrome extension – See if HN discussed a website while you browse it▲11

    I built a Chrome extension that shows existing Hacker News posts for the current website. Background: Often when I read articles or websites, I find the associated HN posts and discussions at least as interesting as the content itself. I have been wishing for a solution to have all HN discussions for a page I am visiting directly to my fingertips, without searching. In fact, there are already extensions for it, but all of them (at the time of my search) were only developed with Manifest v2 and will therefore soon be deactivated. For this reason (and to get to know the development process of…

    2024 · github.com

22. 22RA
    RTFA, a Chrome extension to hide HN comments until you read the article▲44

    2014 · chrome.google.com

23. 23BE
    Browser extension that finds HN and Reddit threads for any link▲6

    2022 · github.com

24. 24HR
    HN Rank Chrome extension▲26

    2015 · jitbit.com

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