Hacker News in New Tab
Hacker News in New Tab for quick access to the latest stories.
As of June 2026, Hacker News in New Tab has 100 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the News & Weather category.
Usersup 23.5 percent+23.5%
100
100
Ratingno change0%
5.00
2 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
2
Version
1.1.1
Manifest V3
History
5 snapshotsTracking since Apr 20, 2026.
View as table
| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | 81 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
| May 5, 2026 | 86 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
| May 16, 2026 | 92 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 91 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 106 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
| Now | 100 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.1.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/*
Screenshots
About
Get the latest top stories from Y Combinator's Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) right on your New Tab page. This lightweight extension replaces the default New Tab with a clean feed of Hacker News posts. Includes a built-in night mode for comfortable reading!
Technical
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 42.95KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- ecjkcfkjdeacecjplgihpljcjbecfiol
- Developer ID
- u14693f881e82e4f1138d58c661faa014
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 22, 2018
- Last Updated (Store)
- Aug 19, 2025
- Last Scraped
- Jun 9, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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