Hacker News UX

Name: Hacker News UX
Rating: 4.08 (26 reviews)
Author: Volos

Hacker News User Experience Enhancement

As of May 2026, Hacker News UX has 654 users and a 4.08/5 rating from 26 reviews in the Functionality & UI category.

Volos Functionality & UI★ Featured

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−11.0%

654

Rating0%

4.08

26 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

2.0.3

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	735	4.08	26	2.0.3
May 1, 2026	709	4.08	26	2.0.3
May 30, 2026	695	4.08	26	2.0.3
Now	654	4.08	26	2.0.3

Permissions & access

Permissions: unlimitedStorage
Host access: https://news.ycombinator.com/*, http://news.ycombinator.net/*, http://news.ycombinator.org/*, http://news.ycombinator.com/*

Screenshots

About

Hacker News UX v2, enhances your experience with Hacker News.

Check out the demo video, and screenshots to get a glimpse of the features!


User Preferences (font-size, column, dark/classic switch) is available by hovering your username, or login, link in the bottom-left corner.

1. Auto-Load, and Columns
Browse lists with auto-load, and columns, enhancing surfacing of interesting content.

2. Dynamic Reply
Reply to comments in-place, and without page-refresh.

3. Explore, with Profile Pop-Up, and Columns
Explore content with profile tooltips, and by opening threads, and profiles into columns, and without managing tabs, or losing progress.

4. Secure, and Private

5. History

Hacker News UX v1, was featured on Mashable.
http://mashable.com/2010/12/01/improve-hacker-news-ui/