HackerNew
The best Hacker News extension, making HN quicker and more useful since 2012.
What is HackerNew?
HackerNew is a Chrome extension developed by Tom Moor, and its main feature is "The best Hacker News extension, making HN quicker and more useful since 2012.".
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Download HackerNew Extension CRX File
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Extension Usage Instructions
Once you install this extension you'll never be able to go back to regular Hacker News, featuring:
- Improved readability design
- Retina screen support
- User following
- Super fast inline replies
- 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
- Direct link to Google Cache version
- Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer
HackerNew is open source - forks and improvements are welcome:
https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew Extension Basic Information
| Name |  HackerNew |
| ID | lgoghlndihpmbbgmbpjohilcphbfhddd |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hackernew/lgoghlndihpmbbgmbpjohilcphbfhddd |
| Description | The best Hacker News extension, making HN quicker and more useful since 2012. |
| File Size | 209 KB |
| Installation Count | 1,213 |
| Current Version | 1.3.2 |
| Last Updated | 2021-04-20 |
| Publish Date | 2021-04-20 |
| Rating | 4.32/5 Total 50 Ratings |
| Developer | Tom Moor |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Extension Website | https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew |
| Help Page URL | https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew |
| Privacy Policy Page URL | https://github.com/tommoor/HackerNew/blob/master/PRIVACY.md |
| Supported Languages | en |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"name": "HackerNew",
"version": "1.3.2",
"description": "The best Hacker News extension, making HN quicker and more useful since 2012.",
"background": {
"page": "background.html"
},
"icons": {
"48": "images\/icon-48.png",
"128": "images\/icon-128.png"
},
"manifest_version": 2,
"web_accessible_resources": [
"images\/karma.png",
"images\/follow.png",
"images\/unfollow.png",
"images\/loading.gif",
"images\/loading-light.gif",
"images\/icons.png",
"images\/icon.png",
"images\/arrow-up.png",
"images\/arrow-down.png"
],
"content_scripts": [
{
"matches": [
"http:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/*",
"http:\/\/news.ycombinator.org\/*",
"http:\/\/hackerne.ws\/*",
"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/*"
],
"css": [
"forms.css",
"hn.css"
],
"js": [
"js\/libs\/jquery-1.7.1.min.js",
"js\/libs\/jquery.hoverIntent.js",
"js\/libs\/jquery.autogrow.js",
"js\/libs\/twitter.text.js",
"js\/hn.js"
]
}
]
} | |
