---
title: "HackerNew – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "11 users, no ratings yet. Version 0.1, updated 2022-04-22. Requests 3 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehlfambiaoomgjffbpjmmcaeafjeafgb"
---

# HackerNew

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 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Workflow & Planning: #26,729 of 44,474

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> Hide All and Open in New Tab for HN. Only see the new stuff.

- Extension ID: `ehlfambiaoomgjffbpjmmcaeafjeafgb`
- Developer: [Data Foundries](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u2e6c6f32109e62a284ae75ba1a284d07)
- Category: [Productivity › Workflow & Planning](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/workflow)
- First published: 2022-04-22
- Last updated: 2022-04-22
- Version: `0.1`
- Size: 1001 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English (United States)
- Privacy policy: `https://braintool.org/BrainToolPrivacyPolicy.pdf`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hackernew/ehlfambiaoomgjffbpjmmcaeafjeafgb>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fehlfambiaoomgjffbpjmmcaeafjeafgb>

## 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 where it runs scripts

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

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabGroups`: Manage your tab groups
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [BrainTool - Go Beyond Bookmarks](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/fialfmcgpibjgdoeodaondepigiiddio) | 5,000 | 4.67 | 282 | Tools |

All 2 extensions by [Data Foundries](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u2e6c6f32109e62a284ae75ba1a284d07).

## 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 2026-10-19.

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

## Cite this page

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

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

---

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