Modern focuses on improving Hacker News readability, navigation, customization, and visual presentation. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.

Who should use Modern?

Modern is a consumer product built for Hacker News readers.

What platforms does Modern run on?

Modern runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Modern still active?

Unverified. Modern has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

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Modern

modernhn.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Modern for Hacker News is a free browser extension that applies a redesigned interface to Hacker News. It adds themes, font and layout controls, story history, inline comment replies, customizable indexes, and redesigned profiles while preserving existing HN account features.

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Overview

9 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, Modern takes a focused approach. It focuses on improving Hacker News readability, navigation, customization, and visual presentation. Modern is a consumer product aimed at Hacker News readers. Modern is free to use. Modern is available on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Modern first shipped in 2022. Key capabilities include themes, font controls, and layout controls.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Themes
Font controls
Layout controls
Story history
Inline replies
Table view
Custom columns
Redesigned profiles
Account support

Built with & integrations

Framework

Rails

Hosting

CloudflareRender

Connectors

chrome

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Detected from

Rails: /assets/application- in the HTML
Render: rndr-id header · x-render-origin-server header
Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 07:17 UTC
Modern for Hacker News verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Modern

What is Modern?: Modern focuses on improving Hacker News readability, navigation, customization, and visual presentation. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Modern?: Modern is a consumer product built for Hacker News readers.
Is Modern free?: Yes — Modern is free to use.
What platforms does Modern run on?: Modern runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Modern still active?: Unverified. Modern has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
When did Modern launch?: Modern first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: Hacker News readers
Model: B2C
Solves: Improving Hacker News readability, navigation, customization, and visual presentation.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: modern-for-hacker-news

Developer

Modernredesigns

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: modern-for-hacker-news-modernhn-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://modernhn.com/

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