Issues is an open-source project built for people who read and share online articles.

Does Issues have a free plan?

Yes — Issues is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Issues run on?

Issues runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Issues still maintained?

Unverified. Issues 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 Issues?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Issues, Was It Discussed on HackerNews?, and HN Copy Links.

Issues is developed by maximtop.

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Issues

Name: Issues
Author: maximtop

github.comInfrastructure

Split for Hacker News is an open-source browser extension that helps users find and open the Hacker News discussion associated with the article they are viewing. It is intended for readers who want to quickly access community commentary without leaving the current browsing workflow.

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Overview

4 features

Issues is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on finding the relevant Hacker News discussion for an article without manually searching for it. Issues is an open-source project aimed at people who read and share online articles. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Issues is maximtop, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 4 catalogued features are article lookup, Hacker News links, and discussion opening.

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

Article lookup
Hacker News links
Discussion opening
Browser toolbar access

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed16 Sep · 13:47 UTC
Split for Hacker News verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Issues

What is Issues?: Issues focuses on finding the relevant Hacker News discussion for an article without manually searching for it. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Issues for?: Issues is an open-source project built for people who read and share online articles.
Does Issues have a free plan?: Yes — Issues is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Issues run on?: Issues runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Issues still maintained?: Unverified. Issues 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 Issues?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Issues, Was It Discussed on HackerNews?, and HN Copy Links.Issues Was It Discussed on HackerNews?HN Copy Links
Who develops Issues?: Issues is developed by maximtop.
How long has Issues been around?: Issues first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 16 Sept 2026
Built for: people who read and share online articles
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding the relevant Hacker News discussion for an article without manually searching for it.

Registered as

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

Developer

maximtop

Index record

Indexed: 16 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 16 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: split-for-hacker-news-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 16 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 16 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
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: 16 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/maximtop/hn-split/issues

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