Who is What Hn Says Webext for?

What Hn Says Webext is an open-source project built for web readers and Hacker News users.

Does What Hn Says Webext have a free plan?

Yes — What Hn Says Webext is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does What Hn Says Webext run on?

What Hn Says Webext runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is What Hn Says Webext still maintained?

Unverified. What Hn Says Webext 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 What Hn Says Webext?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Was It Discussed on HackerNews?, Hacker News Enhancement Suite, and HN Copy Links.

Who develops What Hn Says Webext?

What Hn Says Webext is developed by pinoceniccola.

When did What Hn Says Webext launch?

What Hn Says Webext first shipped in 2020.

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What Hn Says Webext

Name: What Hn Says Webext
Author: pinoceniccola

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Web Extension: Easily find Hacker News discussions about the page you're currently browsing. - pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

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Overview

4 features

In the Browser DevTools & extensions space, What Hn Says Webext takes a focused approach. It focuses on finding relevant Hacker News discussions about the webpage you are currently viewing. It is built as an open-source project for web readers and Hacker News users. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

pinoceniccola builds and maintains What Hn Says Webext, and it first shipped in 2020. Key capabilities include Hacker News search, current page detection, and chrome support.

Hacker News search
Current page detection
Chrome support
Firefox support

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License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed11 Sep · 15:53 UTC
What Hacker News Says verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about What Hn Says Webext

What is What Hn Says Webext?: What Hn Says Webext focuses on finding relevant Hacker News discussions about the webpage you are currently viewing. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is What Hn Says Webext for?: What Hn Says Webext is an open-source project built for web readers and Hacker News users.
Does What Hn Says Webext have a free plan?: Yes — What Hn Says Webext is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does What Hn Says Webext run on?: What Hn Says Webext runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is What Hn Says Webext still maintained?: Unverified. What Hn Says Webext 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 What Hn Says Webext?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Was It Discussed on HackerNews?, Hacker News Enhancement Suite, and HN Copy Links.Was It Discussed on HackerNews?Hacker News Enhancement Suite HN Copy Links
Who develops What Hn Says Webext?: What Hn Says Webext is developed by pinoceniccola.
When did What Hn Says Webext launch?: What Hn Says Webext first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 11 Sept 2026
Built for: web readers and Hacker News users
Model: Open source
Solves: Finding relevant Hacker News discussions about the webpage you are currently viewing.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: what-hacker-news-says

Developer

pinoceniccola

Index record

Indexed: 11 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 11 Sep 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: what-hacker-news-says-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 11 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 11 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.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 11 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/pinoceniccola/what-hn-says-webext

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