Modern for HN
Productivity
browser extension for hacker news
SHOW HN2022
308points
198comments
#132of 2,570 in 2022
Top 6%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
27 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 17 mixed, 33 critical, out of 108 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Design: 11 for, 13 againstIdea: 4 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean modern design and dark mode
From 3 comments
Nice! It's a neat idea to implement it as an extension. And I enjoy how it just overlays the normal site (loads separate pages as separate pages, etc) And finally a dark mode.…
brundolf on HNLove this; really nice work. It's so much more readable. Older eyes thank you. I would upvote it just for having a lighter-charcoal background available for dark mode. My one…
rswerve on HNLOVE. Great job. Already using and enjoying this. Keep up the great work.
howmayiannoyyou on HN
Customization settings for fonts, width and line height
From 2 comments
I've seen a hundred of these but this is quite nice, I'll give it a shot for a week. The configuration makes it much nicer, others have been too opinionated. One thing: it'd be…
dmix on HNOut of all the HN extensions/websites I've used, this one has become my favorite. I really like the customizations available and also, it really does feel "modern" in that some…
muhammadusman on HN
Objections
Missing visited-link colour
From 3 comments
Congrats, it looks very nice! One critical feature that this cuts from native HN is the changing colour of links already visited. I'll often click an article, then navigate back,…
jonny_eh on HNThis is awesome, I'm using it as I type. very refreshing. The only thing that is missing, is that the front page does not show which articles i've already clicked (the link is…
guytv on HNHi, I quite like this extension! One minor criticism though that prevents me from using it: links I've clicked through to from the front page don't change colour indicating where…
kungfufrog on HN
Comment voting and collapse controls are on opposite sides
From 1 comment
It's very nice-looking! One deal-breaker for me, sadly -- having the collapse/expand and upvote/downvote buttons on opposite sides (left, right) of the page is way too annoying.…
crazygringo on HN
Less efficient to use than plain HN
From 1 comment
It is way less efficient to consume HN with this design, so I won't use it.
diimdeep on HN
Requests
Visited-link colour
From 2 comments
Congrats, it looks very nice! One critical feature that this cuts from native HN is the changing colour of links already visited. I'll often click an article, then navigate back,…
jonny_eh on HNNice! Any way to set previously read items with different CSS, so — as in the basic HN UI — you can tell at a glance whether you’ve already been there? Don’t see that option…
brycewray on HN
Mobile version
From 1 comment
It looks great, but a little disappointed to see no mobile version. I'll use this the next time I'm on my computer.
perryizgr8 on HN
Tooltips on icon buttons
From 2 comments
At first I thought 'Not another one'. But this is really well designed and great to have the style customization available. Are you a designer? The upvote, bookmark buttons etc…
uxcolumbo on HNNice! It's a neat idea to implement it as an extension. And I enjoy how it just overlays the normal site (loads separate pages as separate pages, etc) And finally a dark mode.…
brundolf on HN
Verdana font option
From 1 comment
I really like this! Just a subjective thing -- I would consider offering Verdana in a future release, for those (like me) who aren't yet ready to lose that flavor of HN. But all…
joegahona on HN
Questions
Why an extension instead of a website
From 1 comment
Curious why a browser extension and not a site like https://hckrnews.com/?
pssdbt on HN
Why extension asks for access to extensionpay.com
From 1 comment
Firefox ask for permission for "Access your data for extensionpay.com" ?????? What for ????????? Seriously : I can't understand... and I surely WONT install this because I cant…
olivierduval on HN
Alternatives named
HN-Special
From 1 comment
This looks very nice, great job!! I used to use HN-Special[1] (by the same dev who made that 2048 game[2]) but I stopped a while ago and I don't miss it. I like HN as is (for…
flanbiscuit on HN
Userstyles for Hacker News
From 2 comments
Why not make this a user-style? [0] In particular I ask this because your approach -if generally applied- means installing an extension for each single site, which feels a bit…
genezeta on HNShameless plug for a small Userstyle I wrote: https://git.gioia.cloud/andrew/gists/src/branch/master/Userstyles/Hacker%20News%20Dark.css It adds dark mode and some spacing/font…
andrewgioia on HN
hckrnews.com
From 1 comment
Curious why a browser extension and not a site like https://hckrnews.com/?
pssdbt on HN
Glider (Android)
From 1 comment
Finally, I use HN exclusively through glider on android, because the Website is less than stellar tbh. I like the modern UI for Wikipedia too, it would be great if you can make…
jacooper on HN
Dark Reader
From 1 comment
Hey man, I installed the Firefox extension and I am loving it. However the Auto Dark Theme does not work and DarkReader does nothing at all on your layout. Having a dark version…
overflyer on HN