Overmod for Hacker News

Name: Overmod for Hacker News
Author: Roshan George

Hide threads from blocked users and highlight valuable users on Hacker News.

As of June 2026, Overmod for Hacker News has 8 users in the Workflow & Planning category.

Roshan George Workflow & Planning

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−11.1%

Rating0%

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Version

0.9.0

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

11 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	9	—	—	0.8.0
Apr 16, 2026	12	—	—	0.8.0
Apr 22, 2026	17	—	—	0.9.0
Apr 27, 2026	14	—	—	0.9.0
May 4, 2026	10	—	—	0.9.0
May 10, 2026	11	—	—	0.9.0
May 15, 2026	8	—	—	0.9.0
May 21, 2026	7	—	—	0.9.0
May 28, 2026	10	—	—	0.9.0
Jun 4, 2026	11	—	—	0.9.0
Jun 9, 2026	7	—	—	0.9.0
Now	8	—	—	0.9.0

Changelog

Apr 16, 2026

description

Adds a personal ban list for sites like Hacker News that allow you to remove user comments from the page automatically so that you can spend less time and get more info.

Highlight users in different colors so you can pick out the ones you trust.

Changelog:

0.8.0: Remove "blocked" placeholder and fix counting
0.7.0: Also allow hiding comments from green users
0.6.1: Also block on user pages, just not for the user whose page it is
0.6.0: Allow transient lists, where people can be unhidden temporarily per-page
0.5.0: Added import/export; solve options bugs and highlight bugs
0.4.2: Highlighted users' comments shouldn't be 'dead'/'flagged'
0.4.1: Small code cleanup
0.4.0: Add different colours for different highlight lists

Adds a personal ban list for sites like Hacker News that allow you to remove user comments from the page automatically so that you can spend less time and get more info.

Highlight users in different colors so you can pick out the ones you trust.

Changelog:

0.9.0: Fix some bugs regarding header line, allow regex match for local blocks
0.8.0: Remove "blocked" placeholder and fix counting
0.7.0: Also allow hiding comments from green users
0.6.1: Also block on user pages, just not for the user whose page it is
0.6.0: Allow transient lists, where people can be unhidden temporarily per-page
0.5.0: Added import/export; solve options bugs and highlight bugs
0.4.2: Highlighted users' comments shouldn't be 'dead'/'flagged'
0.4.1: Small code cleanup
0.4.0: Add different colours for different highlight lists

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

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Adds a personal ban list for sites like Hacker News that allow you to remove user comments from the page automatically so that you can spend less time and get more info.

Highlight users in different colors so you can pick out the ones you trust.

Changelog:

0.9.0: Fix some bugs regarding header line, allow regex match for local blocks
0.8.0: Remove "blocked" placeholder and fix counting
0.7.0: Also allow hiding comments from green users
0.6.1: Also block on user pages, just not for the user whose page it is
0.6.0: Allow transient lists, where people can be unhidden temporarily per-page
0.5.0: Added import/export; solve options bugs and highlight bugs
0.4.2: Highlighted users' comments shouldn't be 'dead'/'flagged'
0.4.1: Small code cleanup
0.4.0: Add different colours for different highlight lists