Hacker Newsie
Follow Hacker News users; highlight their posts and get local notifications.
As of June 2026, Hacker Newsie has — users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Social & Communication category.
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
1 reviews
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1
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
Not enough history yet for this metric — the chart fills in as we collect more snapshots.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | — | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0.0 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0.0 |
| May 7, 2026 | — | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0.0 |
| Now | — | 5.00 | 1 | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storagealarmsnotifications
- Host access
- https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/*, https://news.ycombinator.com/*
Screenshots
About
Improve your Hacker News experience with Hacker Newsie. Follow your favorite contributors (“newsies”) and see their comments highlighted site-wide. Easily manage followed users from a simple sidebar. Never miss insights from users you trust.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 61.55KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- adkoaoeoebimgmgaapmcdgdbmfdgodlh
- Developer ID
- uc36529b591adbda3ca329f6a10bafbb6
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 24, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 24, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 1, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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