A Chrome extension for getting to the HN thread for the current page

In plain words

This Chrome extension helps users find the Hacker News discussion thread for the webpage they're currently viewing. It simplifies discovering relevant conversations about any online article or site by automatically locating the corresponding HN thread. The tool is useful for anyone who frequently reads content and wants to engage with tech community discussions about those pages.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  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…

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  Quickly scan HN for new articles2024 · github.com · ▲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.

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  Chrome extension – See if HN discussed a website while you browse it2024 · github.com · ▲11

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