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Products that do what RTFA, a Chrome extension to hide HN comments until you read the article does

1. 1CE
   Chrome extension that hides Medium.com articles on HN and DN▲22

   2014 · chrome.google.com

2. 2CH
   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

3. 3IW
   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

4. 4IH
   Ireadit – Hide the comment section of unread articles on HN and Reddit▲5

   2018 · octobanana.com

5. 5HU
   HN Unread Comments v1.1 released (chrome extension)▲20

   2010 · chrome.google.com

6. 6WP
   Weekend Project - Hide Inane Comments on HN▲28

   2013 · github.com

7. 7CE
   Chrome extension to avoid noisy domains in the Hacker News feed▲27

   2016 · github.com

8. 8EH
   Embed HN comments in your website▲137

   2016 · comments.network

9. 9AC
   A Chrome extension to see notifications for comments on your HN threads▲79

   2021 · chrome.google.com

10. 10
    Spoiler Alert▲92

    Chrome extension that blocks TV/Sports spoilers on any site

    2015

11. 11AC
    A Chrome extension to block users on Hacker News▲37

    2015 · github.com

12. 12AC
    A chrome extension that fades out old links on HN/Reddit/News sites▲28

    2018 · chrome.google.com

13. 13TW
    Txtpen – web highlights and in-text comments▲65

    2017 · txtpen.com

14. 14IC
    I created a Chrome extension that reveals HN's hidden comment scores.▲5

    2011 · chrome.google.com

15. 15AE
    An extension that shows you relevant HN comments when you browse▲5

    2020 · chrome.google.com

16. 16HN
    Hacker News Talk, a Chrome extension for real-time commentary▲48

    2013 · chrome.google.com

17. 17BE
    Browser extension to read HN comments for any url, in ClojureScript▲69

    2018 · github.com

18. 18HD
    HN Demetricator – An extension that removes upvote and comment counts▲92

    2020 · github.com

19. 19AH
    A HN desktop app for reading links and comments next to each other▲54

    2016 · florian.github.io

20. 20TD
    "tl;dr" Chrome extension for Hacker News▲9

    2012 · chrome.google.com

21. 21AO
    An Open Source Tool to Combat Clickbait Links▲81

    2016 · links.spince.com

22. 22WF
    Words for Chrome – Smarter, safer web comments▲23

    2014 · words4chrome.com

23. 23BA
    Bypass, a chrome extension to read articles behind paywalls▲12

    2016 · chrome.google.com

24. 24CE
    Chrome extension to collapse and expand HN parent comments threads▲44

    2021 · github.com

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