Better HN – Realtime Comment Updates and Cleaner Look
I'm sharing a userscript for for those who read the HN comments section a lot: 1. Updates comments without reloading the page — instantly see new ones as they appear. 2. Cleaner comment topline for less distraction — shows controls only when you hover over the topline. There is a preview gif of how it looks in the README.
Better HN – Realtime Comment Updates and Cleaner Look launched on March 13, 2026 with 5 votes, #1,928 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Realtime Comment Updates & Cleaner Look. Contribute to xpl/better-hn development by creating an account on GitHub.
Updates comments without reloading the page — instantly see new ones as they appear. Cleaner comment topline for less distraction — shows controls only when you hover over the topline. Add the userscriptfrom github.com
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