News Ticker - Live Headlines on Every Page

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 17, 2026
  description

  News Ticker adds a single scrolling bar to the top of every browser tab, showing headlines from the sources you choose.
  
  HOW IT WORKS
  - Pick from 37 curated sources across World, Tech, Business, Politics, Science, Health, Sports, Entertainment, and Environment
  - Headlines scroll across the top of every page — no new tabs, no popups
  - Filter sources by region: US, UK, Canada, Australia, or International
  - Click any headline to read the full article
  
  FREE TIER
  - Choose up to 5 sources
  - Classic light/dark theme
  - 30-minute refresh interval
  
  PRO ($4.99 one-time)
  - Unlimited sources
  - Custom RSS feeds — add any feed URL
  - Electric Billboard and Neon Night styles
  - Custom colours and font — make it yours
  - Faster refresh intervals (down to 5 minutes)
  
  PRIVACY
  - No accounts, no tracking, no analytics
  - All data stays in your browser (chrome.storage.local)
  - RSS feeds are fetched directly — no proxy server
  - Zero third-party scripts beyond the payment provider (ExtensionPay)
  
  PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  - "Read and change all your data on all websites" — needed to inject the ticker bar into every page. No data is collected or sent anywhere.
  - Storage — saves your settings and cached headlines locally.
  - Alarms — schedules periodic feed refreshes in the background.
  - Offscreen — creates a hidden document to parse RSS/Atom XML safely.
  
  KEYBOARD SHORTCUT
  - Alt+Shift+N — toggle the ticker on/off
  
  Works on any website. Hide it on specific sites via Settings or the gear menu on the ticker itself.

  News Ticker adds a single scrolling bar to the top of every browser tab, showing headlines from the sources you choose.
  
  HOW IT WORKS
  - Pick from 45 curated sources across World, Tech, Business, Politics, Science, Health, Sports, Entertainment, Environment — plus French and Spanish sources
  - Headlines scroll across the top of every page — no new tabs, no popups
  - Filter sources by region: US, UK, Canada, Australia, or International
  - Click any headline to read the full article
  
  FREE TIER
  - Choose up to 5 sources
  - Classic light/dark theme
  - 30-minute refresh interval
  
  PRO ($4.99 one-time)
  - Unlimited sources
  - Custom RSS feeds — add any feed URL
  - Electric Billboard and Neon Night styles
  - Custom colours and font — make it yours
  - Faster refresh intervals (down to 5 minutes)
  
  PRIVACY
  - No accounts, no tracking, no analytics
  - All data stays in your browser (chrome.storage.local)
  - RSS feeds are fetched directly — no proxy server
  - Zero third-party scripts beyond the payment provider (ExtensionPay)
  
  Works on most websites. Hide it on specific sites via Settings or the gear menu on the ticker itself.

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

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