Who should use Refined Hacker News?

Refined Hacker News is an open-source project built for Hacker News readers.

Does Refined Hacker News have a free plan?

Yes — Refined Hacker News is free to use.

What platforms does Refined Hacker News run on?

Refined Hacker News runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Refined Hacker News still maintained?

Unverified. Refined Hacker News 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.

What are alternatives to Refined Hacker News?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Refined GitHub, HNFiltered, and Hacker News Enhancement Suite.

Who makes Refined Hacker News?

Refined Hacker News is developed by plibither8.

How long has Refined Hacker News been around?

Refined Hacker News first shipped in 2019.

Back to the index

Refined Hacker News

Name: Refined Hacker News
Author: plibither8

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Refined Hacker News is an open-source browser extension that enhances the Hacker News website with interface tweaks and additional usability features. It is intended for people who regularly read or browse Hacker News in Chrome or Firefox.

FreeWebEmbeddable

Visit github.com

Overview

4 features

Refined Hacker News is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on improving Hacker News usability by adding interface refinements and practical browsing features. Refined Hacker News is an open-source project aimed at Hacker News readers. Refined Hacker News is free to use. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Refined Hacker News is plibither8, and it first shipped in 2019. Among its 4 catalogued features are interface tweaks, Hacker News enhancements, and chrome support.

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

Interface tweaks
Hacker News enhancements
Chrome support
Firefox support

Built with & integrations

Database

Firebase

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Detected from

Firebase: .firebaseio in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed10 Sept · 07:06 UTC
Refined Hacker News verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Refined Hacker News

What does Refined Hacker News do?: Refined Hacker News focuses on improving Hacker News usability by adding interface refinements and practical browsing features. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who should use Refined Hacker News?: Refined Hacker News is an open-source project built for Hacker News readers.
Does Refined Hacker News have a free plan?: Yes — Refined Hacker News is free to use.
What platforms does Refined Hacker News run on?: Refined Hacker News runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Refined Hacker News still maintained?: Unverified. Refined Hacker News 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.
What are alternatives to Refined Hacker News?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Refined GitHub, HNFiltered, and Hacker News Enhancement Suite.Refined GitHub HNFiltered Hacker News Enhancement Suite
Who makes Refined Hacker News?: Refined Hacker News is developed by plibither8.
How long has Refined Hacker News been around?: Refined Hacker News first shipped in 2019.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
First seen: 10 Sept 2026
Built for: Hacker News readers
Model: Open source
Solves: Improving Hacker News usability by adding interface refinements and practical browsing features.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: refined-hacker-news

Developer

plibither8

Index record

Indexed: 10 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 10 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: refined-hacker-news-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 10 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 10 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
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: 10 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news

Ship this? Send a correction — no account, and you get a link to follow it.

Similar projects

Closest matches by what these projects do