HN Watchlists - Hacker News Keyword Alerts

Hacker News watchlists, HN keyword alerts, reading list, topic tracker, newest feed notifications.

As of June 2026, HN Watchlists - Hacker News Keyword Alerts has users in the Productivity category.

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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

1.011610.9884Apr 1, 2026Jun 10, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 1, 202611.0.0
Apr 17, 202611.0.0
Apr 27, 202611.0.0
Now1.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
storagenotificationsalarms
Host access
https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/*

Screenshots

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About

HN Watchlists is a browser extension for tracking topics on Hacker News.

Set up watchlists for keywords or phrases you want to follow, then receive alerts when relevant posts appear. You can use negative keywords to reduce noise and tune sensitivity to improve match quality.

This is useful for monitoring subjects you care about across work, research, and personal projects without manually refreshing Hacker News throughout the day.

Privacy and data

• No account required
• Settings are stored locally in your browser using chrome.storage
• Data is fetched only from the official Hacker News Firebase API to check new items

Not affiliated with Hacker News or Y Combinator.

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
21.19KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
ucd7874b49feccf4f915f3433dd034939
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Mar 25, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Mar 25, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 10, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 10, 2026.