What Hacker News Says

Easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're browsing. This web extension does not run any background script and requires minimum permissions.

What Hacker News Says - Firefox Add-on

What Hacker News Says is a dead-simple yet very useful Firefox add-on that allows you to easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're browsing. This privacy-focused web extension uses the HN Search API powered by Algolia and fetches the API only when the popup is clicked, ensuring your privacy. With minimum permissions required, it offers a seamless browsing experience.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 165
-3
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-08)
Version code: 5195370
Creation date: 2020-08-03
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Size: 360.07K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

What Hacker News Says (v0.2.1)
399 5.00 (7)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

What Hacker News Says does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

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Risk likelihood analysis details
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