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HN Buddy – a Hacker News Chrome extension

by a1n·Mar 14, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Another HN Chrome extension when a dozen already do this identically.

Strengths
  • •Uses existing HN session cookies without handling credentials directly.
  • •Dark/light mode with persisted preference via chrome.storage.local.
  • •Create posts and reply to comments directly from the popup interface.
Weaknesses
  • •Zero differentiation from HN Enhanced, Hacker News Plus, and 10+ existing extensions.
  • •Three commits and zero stars indicates tutorial-level effort without depth.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Hacker News frequent readers

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