Refined Hacker News
✨ Browser extension that adds useful features and tweaks a few stuff on Hacker News to make the experience better... without changing the look and feel.
Refined Hacker News - Improve Your HN Experience
'Refined Hacker News' is a Firefox extension that brings small yet significant improvements to your browsing experience on Hacker News. It retains the original minimalist design but adds handy features and interface tweaks. Users can use keyboard mappings and other exciting features available with the extension. The component draws inspiration from Sindre Sorhus's Refined GitHub extension.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
Rating: 4.82 
(22)
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
- history
- tabs
- *://news.ycombinator.com/*
- *://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/*
- *://title.mihir.ch/*
- *://wayback.now.sh/*
- *://hn.algolia.com/*
Size: 91.64K
Email: pl*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Provides essential tweaks for Hacker News
- Allows easy blocking of certain features
- Developer is super responsive to bug reports
- Adds subtle touches to make HN easier to use
- Improves user experience
Cons
- Has loading issues as indicated by the spinning wheel
- Extension sometimes forces links to open in a new tab
- Front Page Story sorting bar not functioning well
- Some features like 'Sorting by time' not working
Most mentioned
- Loading or spinning wheel issue
- Developer responsiveness to bug reports
- Issue resolution via GitHub
- Enhanced user experience thanks to tweaks
User reviews
by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-02-26
I love this addon... nicely done, thank you!
by Davide, 2024-10-18
by Victor Engmark, 2024-02-28
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Refined Hacker News requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
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Risk likelihood analysis details
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