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HN Sidekick

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Overview

See the Hacker News discussion for the page you are reading — in a Chrome side panel.

HN Sidekick shows the Hacker News thread for the current tab in Chrome’s side panel. • Open any article URL that was submitted on HN — or an HN item page • See the story title, points, and top-level comments beside what you’re reading • No Tampermonkey / userscript setup How to use: 1. Click the HN Sidekick icon to open the side panel 2. Browse a normal web page (or an HN item) 3. The panel looks up the matching discussion via the public Algolia HN Search API Phase 1 shows the best-matching story and up to 5 top-level comments (plain text). Privacy: the extension reads the active tab URL only to query HN/Algolia. No accounts, no analytics SDK, no sale of data.

Details

  • Version
    0.2.1
  • Updated
    August 14, 2026
  • Offered by
    burots
  • Size
    9.35KiB
  • Languages
    English (United States)
  • Developer
    고산후로 305 서구, 인천광역시 22629 KR
    Email
    contact@burots.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

Privacy

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HN Sidekick has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.

HN Sidekick handles the following:

Web history

This developer declares that your data is

  • Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
  • Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
  • Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, visit the developer's support site

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