Modern Hacker News

Modern, configurable light and dark themes for Hacker News.

# Modern Hacker News Bring a cleaner, modern interface to Hacker News with one click. Modern Hacker News lets you switch between multiple conversation-focused UI styles while keeping the original Hacker News behavior and content intact. Browse stories, read comments, and follow threads with a redesigned layout, improved spacing, and smarter visual hierarchy. ### Features - 23 curated themes - Reddit-style, Twitter-style, Focus Reader, and many chat/workspace/forum-inspired presets - Light and dark mode support - Built-in theme customization - Edit a downloaded JSON theme file to tune colors, spacing, typography, and advanced style tokens - Safe validation - Theme files are validated locally before being applied - Easy theme switching - Toggle theme + light/dark instantly from popup - One-click export - Download any bundled or custom theme as canonical JSON - No accounts, no tracking, no cloud - All data and settings stay local in your browser ### How it works - Uses chrome.storage.local for settings only - Applies styles through a secure theme schema - Keeps native HN actions, links, and behavior untouched ### Privacy - We do not collect personal data - No external servers are used for theme processing - Everything runs locally in your browser ### Notes - This extension is not affiliated with Hacker News, Reddit, Twitter, or any named design inspiration - Works on news.ycombinator.com - For best results, use the latest Chrome version - Generated By Ai