Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames

Replace every username in Hacker News with '?????'.

As of June 2026, Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames has 5 users in the fun category.

Usersup 66.7 percent+66.7%
5
5
Ratingno change0%
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Reviewsno change0%
Version
1.0.1
Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 22, 2026.

5.1642.84Apr 22, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 22, 202635.0011.0.1
May 12, 202651.0.1
Jun 7, 202641.0.1
Now51.0.1

Permissions & access

Permissions
None declared
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames screenshot 1Hacker Whos - Hide Hacker News Usernames screenshot 2

About

Curiosity killed the cat, so we’ve decided that it’s just better not to know. “Hacker Who’s” hides every username on Hacker News as the ultimate way to emphasize the content over the user account.

We like to pretend that every account is a close friend.

Made with <3 by Agency Enterprise as part of Same Day Skunkworks.

Technical

Version
1.0.1
Manifest
V3
Size
6.85KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
ogjpejlmljfmpdgepimfmipclpknmkph
Developer ID
u41d2b20c23018ef74b11754f4b9f97f4
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jun 16, 2022
Last Updated (Store)
Aug 10, 2022
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website
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