Hacker News +

Stylish Hacker News.

As of May 2026, Hacker News + has 236 users and a 4.36/5 rating from 25 reviews in the Social & Communication category.

Jarques Social & Communication★ Featured

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−12.9%

236

236

Rating0%

4.36

25 reviews

Reviews0%

25

Version

2.0

Manifest V3

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 29, 2026.

View as table

Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 29, 2026	271	4.36	25	2.0
May 26, 2026	276	4.36	25	2.0
Now	236	4.36	25	2.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

Hacker News + screenshot 1

About

With the recent changes to Google's applications, I thought it'd be nice to get Hacker News to fit in nicely.

Any questions / comments contact me on Twitter: @jarques

Update in v2.0:

* Update to manifest v3
* Dark mode switcher
* Remove hot key support
* Improved commenting layouts

Technical

Version: 2.0
Manifest: V3
Size: 456KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 1
Featured: Yes

Metadata

ID: oieefcckcbbgniifdhhialgkmghahjgl
Developer ID: u571188fe56eeb6bd748b6910ecf97366
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: Jul 1, 2011
Last Updated (Store): May 28, 2023
Last Scraped: May 26, 2026
Website: —
Support URL: —
Privacy Policy: —

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 26, 2026.