
Hacker News Companion by Hacker News Companion
Enhance Hacker News with AI summaries and smart navigation using local or cloud LLMs. Navigate easily with Vim-style shortcuts.
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About this extension
Transform your Hacker News experience with smart navigation, AI-powered summaries, and enhanced user interaction.
This extension streamlines how you read and navigate through discussions, making it easier than ever to engage with rich conversations.
Key Features:
AI-Powered Summaries: Choose your preferred AI engine:
• OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek or Ollama for advanced summaries
• Use OpenRouter for any model of your choice
• Summarize entire threads or specific comment branches
Enhanced Comment Navigation:
• Browse posts and comments with Vim-inspired shortcuts (h, j, k, l)
• Quick-jump between comments by the same author
• Collapsible comment threads
• Visual indicators for post authors and comment counts
Rich User Interactions:
• User profile previews on hover
• Resizable summary panel
• Easy navigation across author comments
Perfect For:
• Power users who prefer keyboard-driven browsing
• Readers seeking quick insights from lengthy discussions
• Anyone wanting a more efficient Hacker News experience
• Users who value both local and cloud-based AI processing
Active Development:
• Regular updates and new features
• Growing support for different AI providers
• Performance optimizations for large threads
Source code available on GitHub under MIT License - https://github.com/levelup-apps/hn-enhancer
Contributions and feedback welcome!
Note: This extension is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by Y Combinator or Hacker News.
This extension streamlines how you read and navigate through discussions, making it easier than ever to engage with rich conversations.
Key Features:
AI-Powered Summaries: Choose your preferred AI engine:
• OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek or Ollama for advanced summaries
• Use OpenRouter for any model of your choice
• Summarize entire threads or specific comment branches
Enhanced Comment Navigation:
• Browse posts and comments with Vim-inspired shortcuts (h, j, k, l)
• Quick-jump between comments by the same author
• Collapsible comment threads
• Visual indicators for post authors and comment counts
Rich User Interactions:
• User profile previews on hover
• Resizable summary panel
• Easy navigation across author comments
Perfect For:
• Power users who prefer keyboard-driven browsing
• Readers seeking quick insights from lengthy discussions
• Anyone wanting a more efficient Hacker News experience
• Users who value both local and cloud-based AI processing
Active Development:
• Regular updates and new features
• Growing support for different AI providers
• Performance optimizations for large threads
Source code available on GitHub under MIT License - https://github.com/levelup-apps/hn-enhancer
Contributions and feedback welcome!
Note: This extension is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by Y Combinator or Hacker News.
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This add-on needs to:
- Access your data for news.ycombinator.com
This add-on may also ask to:
- Access your data for news.ycombinator.com
- Access your data for hn.algolia.com
- Access your data for app.hncompanion.com
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- Version
- 1.5.0
- Size
- 2.15 MB
- Last updated
- 5 days ago (Apr 22, 2025)
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- License
- MIT License
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Release notes for 1.5.0
- Enabled summarization using Hacker News Companion server.
- Integrated newer models into the extension.
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