Hackernews Sidebar
Browse and interact with HackerNews posts in a sidebar; easily explore comments and engage in discussions without tab-switching..
As of May 2026, Hackernews Sidebar has 11 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.
Usersdown 15.4 percent−15.4%
11
11
Ratingno change0%
5.00
3 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
3
Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since May 22, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | 13 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Now | 11 | 5.00 | 3 | 1.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- sidePanel
- Host access
- https://news.ycombinator.com/*
Screenshots
About
The 'Hackernews Sidebar' extension allows easy viewing of posts and discussions side-by-side in a single tab, eliminating the need for tab switching.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 13.02KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- aipjbdjhifecofkngdnfpbacbdbaehmp
- Developer ID
- u71994be2fe17e693e77dea49b1831d72
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Dec 28, 2023
- Last Updated (Store)
- Dec 28, 2023
- Last Scraped
- May 22, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 22, 2026.