insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news
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Browser extension which makes it easer to follow comment threads on Hacker News across multiple visits, allows you to annotate and mute users, and other UI tweaks and mobile UX improvements
22 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 5 stories, 17 comments · first 2019-08-19 · latest 2026-04-21
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…to mute users comes a close second. "The friendly release notes" presumably refers to this page: https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/releas...
comment by The-Old-Hacker · 2026-04-21 · in Show HN: Themeable HN -
Comments Owl for Hacker News has a block-this-user feature. Available for the major browsers. https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/releas...
comment by tempodox · 2026-01-09 · in Ask HN: Is it time for HN to implement a form of captcha? -
Oops, fixed: https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/blob/m...
comment by insin · 2025-01-27 · in A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors -
I couldn't find any licensing information in your repo < https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news >; is it just source available? In contrast to https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news/blob/22.12... which is MIT
comment by mdaniel · 2025-01-27 · in A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors -
…out to make your life difficult/less enjoyable on a weekend. Anyway There's a mute feature here. https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/ But you posted this article, I have opinion, which is not directed solely at you but…
comment by maxglute · 2024-06-15 · in America Is Losing the Shoe Race with China -
…if there were something that muted or, failing that, blocked users. Comments Owl for Hacker News: https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/ Blocking doesn't seem to work on the new comments page, though.
comment by krapp · 2024-05-20 · in Ask HN: Which browser add-on for Hacker News do you use? -
…indent. I see there's now an "indent" attribute in the DOM which would make this even easier. [1] https://github.com/insin/comments-owl-for-hacker-news#commen...
comment by insin · 2023-08-05 · in Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users -
…will let you choose your preferred solution for this (hide the flag control or require a confirm): https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl/issues/14#issuecomm...
comment by insin · 2023-07-10 · in Ask HN: When were flagged submissions/comments added to the profile page? -
…page, so you barely have to move your mouse. Fortunately this extension[1] takes care of that. [1] https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl/ Also, proper hyperlink support in comments would be appreciated.
comment by wackget · 2023-06-03 · in The UI of Hacker News Is Perfect -
…useful for this. I bookmark the page, and when I return to it I see new comments highlighted. [0] https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl
comment by anotherevan · 2022-04-10 · in Ask HN: How do you keep up with replies to comment threads on HN? -
I like HN Comments Owl: https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl
comment by krapp · 2022-03-28 · in Ask HN: Which Extension brings the best out of HN? -
>Do you use browser plugins or user scripts? https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl I've also been writing a Godot app for HN off an on for a while now. It isn't ready for prime time but here's what it looks like[0]. >Also, what are your…
comment by krapp · 2021-12-27 · in Ask HN: How do you use HN? -
https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl worth it for the blocklist alone.
comment by krapp · 2021-11-24 · in Ask HN: What are your go-to Hacker News enhancements? -
https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl does exactly that. Makes following threads so much better.
comment by IPTN · 2021-10-22 · in Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then tell a jury you refused -
…a similar feature. I'd encourage them to add the new comment count as well if they haven't. [0] https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl
comment by krapp · 2021-07-20 · in Ask HN: How do you track comment threads in HN? -
…The Hacker News Comments Owl browser plugin does something like this[0], I highly recommend it. [0] https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl
comment by krapp · 2020-10-10 · in Ask HN: Do you get addicted to your HN votes like normal people do to Instagram? -
I feel the same, so I'm currently adding this feature to my HN Comments Owl user script/extension: https://github.com/insin/hn-comments-owl/issues/2
comment by insin · 2020-08-11 · in Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products