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imdj / HNRelevant

HNRelevant

A browser extension that adds a "Related Submissions" section to Hacker News

4Distinct people
12Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
147GitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

A browser extension that adds a "Related Submissions" section to Hacker News

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by month12 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-05-28 09:53:10 UTC to 2025-05-24 11:22:24 UTC.

012342023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 1 submissions, 2 commentsMay 20232023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 2 submissions, 2 comments2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMay 20242024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 2 submissions, 1 commentsMay 2025

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

View mention counts and date ranges
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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
May 20232023-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC312
Jun 20232023-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20232023-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20232023-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 20232023-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20232023-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20232023-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20232023-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC422
Feb 20242024-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20242024-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20242024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-05-01 00:00:00 UTC101
May 20242024-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 20242024-06-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 20242024-07-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 20242024-08-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Sep 20242024-09-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 20242024-10-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 20242024-11-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 20242024-12-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 20252025-02-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 20252025-03-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 20252025-04-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 20252025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-06-01 00:00:00 UTC321

What Hacker News says

12 sources
Interesting. It's ~likely possible.~ I need to investigate what kind of mutations the other extension is doing to HN interface and figure out a way to be compatible with it on top of the native one. I opened a GitHub issue if you're interested in following the status there: https://github.com/imdj/HNRelevant/issues/24 UPDATE: Based on initial look it seems that the 'Modern for Hacker News' extension completely restructures the DOM and uses its own class names. If someone have suggestions to be compatible with different designs, I'm down to do it.
In Show HN: HNRelevant – Add a "related" section to Hacker News
imadj·May 24, 2025Submission

Show HN: HNRelevant – Add a "related" section to Hacker News

It's been 2 years since the initial release [here](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102610). The initial version was a very basic prototype which was not available anywhere beyond the GitHub repo. You had to install it as a userscript or load the extension manually. Since then, it remained simple but better, new features include: - Improved accuracy by also using comments to help gauge the topic of discussion and the right keywords. - Published as plugin for more browsers: Chrome, Firefox (including android), and more recently Microsoft Edge. - Support for narrow screens and mobile devices. - Added preference controls. You're here because you love interesting HN discussions but they're often buried away like hidden gems, so give it a try and let me know what you think.
122 points · Open discussion
imadj·May 21, 2025Submission

Show HN: HNRelevant – Add a "related" section to Hacker News

It's been 2 years since the initial release [here](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102610). The initial version was a very basic prototype which was not available anywhere beyond the GitHub repo. You had to install it as a userscript or load the extension manually. Since then, it remained simple but better, new features include: - Improved accuracy by also using comments to help gauge the topic of discussion and the right keywords. - Published as plugin for more browsers: Chrome, Firefox (including android), and more recently Microsoft Edge. - Support for narrow screens and mobile devices. - Added preference controls. You're here because you love interesting HN discussions but they're often buried away like hidden gems, so give it a try and let me know what you think.
3 points · Open discussion
I made HNRelevant, a web extension for HN (https://github.com/imdj/HNRelevant). It shows related discussions for each submission page. Many times, I found myself intrigued by interesting discussions which left me hungry for more and I'd go down a rabbit hole, or maybe it was promising but didn't get enough attention and I'd need to check if there were any related discussions in the past about the same subject. I found that even though HN is a news aggregator, many discussions on HN are timeless (just like this here). I'm proud of it and find the experience and flow to be very enjoyable. It also helps me find great stories that I might not have stumbled across.
In Ask HN: What was an interesting project you started and finished over a weekend?
imadj·Jan 27, 2024Submission

Show HN: HNRelevant – Explore Related Discussions on HN in an Integrated Sidebar

Reading submissions here, I often feel intrigued and want to explore more interconnected or similar stories. The process of googling and going back and forth didn't feel natural. So, I made this browser extension that adds a related submissions section for HN's layout. The results are displayed in a sidebar right in the page's layout using HN native style just like other elements. I enjoy being knee-deep in discussions. Many times you're learning about something new, where the topic is either unfamiliar, thought-provoking, or just could use some context that you don't even know about. If a submission is interesting enough for me to click on, chances are I'd like to dig deeper into this topic and there are more related discussions that offer new context or perspective. This is an extension that I always have on so I paid special attentions
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to UX to make it intuitive and seamless and now the extension has become just part of the HN experience for me. Implementation-wise, it integrates https://hn.algolia.com/ API and uses the submission title as its initial query with the ability to change the query and other options interactively. It's available on: Chrome, Firefox, and as a userscript. Chrome:https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hnrelevant/iajhnkei... Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hnrelevant/ I shared it earlier last year when it was early in development, barely a prototype, at the time it wasn't yet published and could only be used on chrome by "load unpacked": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102610. I've been using it daily since and I'm happy to share it now for you to give it a try.
48 points · Open discussion
imadj·Jan 24, 2024Submission

Show HN: HNRelevant – Explore Related HN Discussions in an Integrated Sidebar

I've noticed that whenever I'm on HN, I feel intrigued and want to explore more discussions. I needed an easier workflow to explore related submissions instead of googling and going back and forth. If a submission is interesting enough for me to click on, chances are I'd like to dig deeper into this topic and there are more related discussions that offer new context or perspective. I made this browser extension that adds a section for related submissions automatically. The results are displayed in a sidebar right in the page's layout using HN native style just like other elements. I paid special attentions to UX to make it intuitive and seamless and now the extension is just part of the HN experience for me. Implementation-wise, it integrates HN algolia search API and uses the submission title as its initial query with the ability to chan
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ge the query and other options interactively. It's available on: Chrome, Firefox, and as a userscript. I shared it earlier last year when it was barely a prototype, at the time wasn't yet published and was only for chrome (hence the update): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102610. I've been using it daily since and I'm happy to share it now for you to give it a try.
2 points · Open discussion
This is an extension for hacker news that I made some time ago and shared here initially at the very beginning. It's basically hn.algolia.com integrated into the HN. I found that a lot of posts have more backstory to it, and maybe there were similar posts in the past with valuable discussions that the current post may fall short on or just didn't reach enough people. It display relevant submissions in intergrated sidebar right in the page you're on, for smooth experience & native look (it rely on the same stylesheet). The plugin is available on Chrome, Firefox and as a userscript. Github: https://github.com/imdj/HNRelevant
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imadj·May 28, 2023Submission

Show HN: HNRelevant – Show related HN submissions in an integrated sidebar

While browsing Hacker News, I wished for an easier way to find related submissions (instead of googling and going back and forth). So I made this small chrome extension that automatically shows relevant submissions on page load. It's intergrated as a sidebar right in the page (for ease & native look), with customization options for fine control. It's based on HN algolia search API[1] and uses the submission title as its initial query with the ability to customize the query if you're not satisfied with the initial results. Originally, I took it as an opportunity to try my hands at creating a browser extension, but I was quite satisfied with the result and so I decided to release it. [1] HN algolia search API: https://hn.algolia.com/api
80 points · Open discussion

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