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Dev tools · August 3, 2016

Chrome extension to avoid noisy domains in the Hacker News feed

Do you ever get tired of all the noise on HN? Contribute to mathiasrw/no-noise-hacker-news development by creating an account on GitHub.

Chrome extension to avoid noisy domains in the Hacker News feed launched on August 3, 2016 with 27 votes, #1,679 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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This Chrome extension filters the Hacker News feed to reduce noise from frequently-discussed domains. It helps users focus on content from sources they find most relevant by allowing them to customize which domains appear in their feed. Built and shared on GitHub, the tool targets Hacker News readers who want a cleaner, more personalized browsing experience without constantly encountering posts from the same high-traffic websites.

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