---
title: "Hacker News UX – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "748 users, rated 4.08 by 26 people. Version 2.0.3, updated 2023-08-25. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid"
---

# Hacker News UX

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 748
- Rating: 4.08 from 26 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-10-19 08:46 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: +44 (+6.2%)
- Rank by users: #28,392 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Functionality & UI: #1,091 of 11,702

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Hacker News User Experience Enhancement

- Extension ID: `chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid`
- Developer: [Volos](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u80bfb29ba4f44664cc45e93515eb0511)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Functionality & UI](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/functionality)
- First published: 2010-11-27
- Last updated: 2023-08-25
- Version: `2.0.3`
- Size: 87.62 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `https://carina.app/hnux/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hacker-news-ux/chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-10-19 | 748 | 4.08 | 26 |
| 2026-09-26 | 704 | 4.08 | 26 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `http://news.ycombinator.com/*`: news.ycombinator.com
- `http://news.ycombinator.net/*`: news.ycombinator.net
- `http://news.ycombinator.org/*`: news.ycombinator.org
- `https://news.ycombinator.com/*`: news.ycombinator.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://news.ycombinator.com/*`: news.ycombinator.com
- `http://news.ycombinator.net/*`: news.ycombinator.net
- `http://news.ycombinator.org/*`: news.ycombinator.org
- `https://news.ycombinator.com/*`: news.ycombinator.com

### Browser features

- `unlimitedStorage`: Store more data than the usual limit

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-10-19 08:46 UTC; next check around 2026-11-18.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Hacker News UX” (chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-19. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid,
  title   = {Hacker News UX (chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-10-19},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/chngbdmhgakoomomnnhfapkpbalpmhid},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

---

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