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This extension refreshes the visual style of Hacker News and adds a few features, like infinite scrolling. Everything is toggleable.
Latest Version
Version
1.4.11
Update
October 4, 2022
Size
834KiB
Developer
Category
Users
1,000+ 
Rating
4.72727 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Extension ID
Languages Support
Permissions
*://news.ycombinator.com/*
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HN Special - An addition to Hacker News Extension
HN Special adds a completely new visual style to Hacker News and a few new features, such as:
- Infinite scrolling
- Open links in new tabs
- More accurate domain names
- Comment folding
- Mark as read
- Sticky header
Even more features are going to come in the future!
You can choose which features you want to enable right from the settings menu. If you want, you can also disable the visual style and keep the rest of the features enabled.
This extension is completely open source. If you wish to add a new feature or make some changes, feel free to contribute to it on GitHub! https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/hn-special
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- Infinite scrolling
- Open links in new tabs
- More accurate domain names
- Comment folding
- Mark as read
- Sticky header
Even more features are going to come in the future!
You can choose which features you want to enable right from the settings menu. If you want, you can also disable the visual style and keep the rest of the features enabled.
This extension is completely open source. If you wish to add a new feature or make some changes, feel free to contribute to it on GitHub! https://github.com/gabrielecirulli/hn-special
Source Manifest.json
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