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24 alternatives to Hacker News Talk, a Chrome extension for real-time commentary
Hacker News Talk is a Chrome extension that enables real-time commentary while browsing Hacker News. Launched in 2013, it allows users to view and participate in live discussions alongside the main Hacker News feed.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker News Talk, a Chrome extension for real-time commentary launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2013 · blog.tommoor.com · its alternatives →
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Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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I've been working on and off on a Chrome Extension for Hacker News, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back to regular Hacker News. Give it a try, features include: - Improved readability - Quick inline replies from comments page - Quick profiles with social network info when hovering over usernames - Filtering of stories based on terms and phrases / domain or user - Endless scrolling - Collapsible comment threads - Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer Forks, improvements and comments…
2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hacker News commenting improvement extension for Google Chrome - j-clark/hacked_hacker_news
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · jsomers.net · its alternatives →
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2011 · hnlike.com · its alternatives →
- 9HN
2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News
2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →
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Highlight new comments, mute users & tweak UI on Hacker News
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hello everyone! This is a browser extension that attempts to enhance Hacker News user experience, while your data is kept secure, and private (never leaves the browser). Browsers have evolved significantly since doing a v1 back in 2010, which was one of the contributing factors, for attempting a complete re-take few months ago. Personally, I was surprised how useful it turned out to be when browsing around HN. On the linked page you can find install link(s) from web-browser stores, and demo video/screenshots of the features[1] What do you think ? [1] including, browsing content with…
2023 · carina.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here back in December, and it seemed like the obvious next choice to build one for HN too! So I've taken what I learned from building that, and have spent all my spare time this year building Modern for HN. I realize this won't be for everyone, but it was a fun project to work on, and I'm really happy with the result so far. Hope you like it too! Lots more planned for future updates, and suggestions welcome :) [1]…
2022 · modernhn.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · hackerstream.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · news.ycombniator.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →
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✨ Hacker News, but refined — Interface tweaks and features to make the HN experience better - plibither8/refined-hacker-news
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · jazzytomato.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · realtimehackernews.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →
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Web Extension: Easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're currently browsing. - pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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