Hacker News Companion

Name: Hacker News Companion
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: George Chiramattel

Get the gist of lengthy Hacker News discussions with AI summaries tuned to HN semantics. Navigate seamlessly with Vim keybindings.

As of June 2026, Hacker News Companion has 240 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Productivity category.

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Users+25.7%

240

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5.00

2 reviews

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Version

2.0.1

Manifest V3

History

13 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	191	5.00	2	2.0.1
Apr 17, 2026	174	5.00	2	2.0.1
Apr 22, 2026	186	5.00	2	2.0.1
Apr 27, 2026	201	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 2, 2026	233	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 7, 2026	243	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 11, 2026	238	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 14, 2026	245	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 19, 2026	221	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 23, 2026	196	5.00	2	2.0.1
May 28, 2026	187	5.00	2	2.0.1
Jun 2, 2026	189	5.00	2	2.0.1
Jun 10, 2026	210	5.00	2	2.0.1
Now	240	5.00	2	2.0.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: https://news.ycombinator.com/*, https://hn.algolia.com/*, https://app.hncompanion.com/*

Screenshots

About

AI-Powered Summaries
- Summaries are tailored to understand HN thread hierarchy, conversation flow and rankings
- Resizable panel highlights key debates, contrasting viewpoints and notable side discussions
- Multiple AI providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI, OpenRouter, or local Ollama
- Cached summaries available for homepage stories
- Copy summary to clipboard
- Run locally with Ollama for complete privacy

Vim-Style Keyboard Navigation
- Navigate comment trees: parent/child (h/l), siblings (j/k)
- Jump between comments by the same author ([ and ])
- Collapse/expand threads (c), jump to first comment (gg), undo navigation (u)
- On the home page: sort stories (s), move between posts (j/k), open comments (c), open articles (o)
- Press '?' anytime to view all shortcuts

Follow the Conversation
- Jump to specific comments from summary
- Navigate to other comments by same author
- Hover over usernames to preview author profile (karma, account info)

Privacy-Focused & Open Source
- No tracking or analytics
- Runs only on Hacker News. No access to other tabs.
- Fully open source (MIT Licensed)
- GitHub: github.com/hncompanion/browser-extension

Note: Not affiliated with Y Combinator or Hacker News.