---
title: "Hacker News Reader – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "11 users, no ratings yet. Version 4.0.1, updated 2026-01-15. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn"
---

# Hacker News Reader

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 11
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 00:29 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #147,656 of 264,700 live extensions
- Rank in News & Weather: #746 of 1,597

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Displays recent stories from Hacker News

- Extension ID: `ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn`
- Developer: [dario.duvnjak](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ufea34315052e3cae4c3a3bbfb47ba8cf)
- Category: [Lifestyle › News & Weather](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/news)
- First published: 2026-01-12
- Last updated: 2026-01-15
- Version: `4.0.1`
- Size: 30.27 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://github.com/dduvnjak/hacker-news-for-chrome/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hacker-news-reader/ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Peek: <https://crxpeek.com/?id=ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 11 | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://news.ycombinator.com/*`: news.ycombinator.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## 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 2026-09-27 00:29 UTC; next check around 2026-10-08.

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

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Hacker News Reader” (ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn,
  title   = {Hacker News Reader (ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehkkgndkhdemjlgipkbmkgalpkkcbjcn},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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