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24 alternatives to HN Unread Comments v1.1 released (chrome extension)
HN Unread Comments is a Chrome extension that tracks unread comments on Hacker News. It helps users keep up with new replies to threads they're following by highlighting or marking comments they haven't yet seen. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HN Unread Comments v1.1 released (chrome extension) launched in 2010; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Little chrome extension I made to collapse comments on HN, feel free to use it if you want.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
- 3HR
2016 · hnreplies.com · its alternatives →
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HN Notifier is a chrome extension that shows the number of unread comments to your HackerNews thread. One of the issues with HackerNews is that it is difficult to know when someone has replied to your post or comment, thus by missing an opportunity to continue the conversation. - meanands/hn-notifie
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · comments.network · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension that injects a button to return to HN
2021 · chromewebstore.google.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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2011 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hacker News comments sidebar bookmarklet. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2023 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Add a bell emoji to unread comments on HackerNews. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2021 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · gabrielecirulli.github.io · its alternatives →
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2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A browser extension that displays Hacker News comments for the current webpage - jdormit/looped-in
2018 · github.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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More HN▲17Hacked together Chrome plugin to get a HN thread on one page - melvinroest/more-hn
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Machine learning engineer. Five years at Uber. PhD in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford.
2011 · mfairley.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Notifies you when someone replies to your Hacker News posts and comments. - adam-s/HNswered
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension that shows you how many times a website has been upvoted on HackerNews.
2015 · jitbit.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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humble-hn is a Chrome extension that hides the number of votes and comments of stories, and the karma of users on Hacker News. The objective of this extension is to remove the influence of these numbers on the perception of the content.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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