Show HN: visual hcker.news extension – story preview images for HN headlines

Category: other

Tags: browser-extension, hacker-news, image-previews

Score: 4.8/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 5, Documentation: 6, Utility: 4)

A Chrome/Edge extension that enriches the Hacker News browsing experience on hcker.news by adding preview images and descriptions to headlines. It uses YAHNC API to map HN item IDs to images, with fallback logic, and offers a hover preview card and lightbox, making headline scanning more visual and efficient.

Target audience: frontend devs

Repository: https://github.com/ilyaizen/hcker-news-previews · JavaScript · 1 stars

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