---
title: "News Storyline – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "138 users, rated 5.00 by 2 people. Version 7.2, updated 2026-02-27. Requests 10 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hicnhclaebdfajlinkaijciloachmfgk"
---

# News Storyline

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 138
- Rating: 5.00 from 2 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 02:26 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #58,107 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in News & Weather: #255 of 1,597

## The listing

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

Summary from the listing:

> News Storyline

- Extension ID: `hicnhclaebdfajlinkaijciloachmfgk`
- Developer: [storyline-plugin](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u380852f828eb7254be44280b17a2fc4f)
- Category: [Lifestyle › News & Weather](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/news)
- First published: 2023-07-11
- Last updated: 2026-02-27
- Version: `7.2`
- Size: 4.18 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `storylines.news`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/news-storyline/hicnhclaebdfajlinkaijciloachmfgk>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fhicnhclaebdfajlinkaijciloachmfgk>

## Users over time

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

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 138 | 5.00 | 2 |

## 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://asia.nikkei.com/*`: asia.nikkei.com
- `https://www.bloomberg.com/*`: www.bloomberg.com
- `https://www.caixinglobal.com/*`: www.caixinglobal.com
- `https://www.cnbc.com/*`: www.cnbc.com
- `https://www.ft.com/*`: www.ft.com
- `https://www.marketwatch.com/*`: www.marketwatch.com
- `https://www.nytimes.com/*`: www.nytimes.com
- `https://www.reuters.com/*`: www.reuters.com
- `https://www.wsj.com/*`: www.wsj.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://asia.nikkei.com/*`: asia.nikkei.com
- `https://www.bloomberg.com/*`: www.bloomberg.com
- `https://www.caixinglobal.com/*`: www.caixinglobal.com
- `https://www.cnbc.com/*`: www.cnbc.com
- `https://www.ft.com/*`: www.ft.com
- `https://www.marketwatch.com/*`: www.marketwatch.com
- `https://www.nytimes.com/*`: www.nytimes.com
- `https://www.reuters.com/*`: www.reuters.com
- `https://www.wsj.com/*`: www.wsj.com

### Browser features

- `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 02:26 UTC; next check around 2026-10-21.

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

## Cite this page

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

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

---

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