I've been a heavy user of the Reddit Enhancement Suite for a few years, but only a lurker on HN. I've decided to become more active, but I was surprised to see no one had made a comprehensive tool suite.
I put something together by finding a collection of Firefox addons, and some Greasemonkey user scripts. Here's what I'm using:
QoL improvements:
* My HN Special: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/my-hn-special/
An all-in-one kind of addon, that enables infinite scrolling, dark mode, open in new tab. I like that things can be toggled.
* Hackers New: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hackers-new/
Includes content from /new on the front page.
Really nitpicky:
* Hacker News Night Mode: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hacker-news-night-mode/
It's made somewhat redundant by My HN Special, but when I use the dark mode from both, it makes a the body and background have a different dark tone, which makes it easier to focus.
* HN-Collapse: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hn-collapse/
Super nitpicky. It adds a second collapse button, but this one is on the left of the comment rather than on the right. I like that it's aligned and easier to find.
I feel I'm still missing keyboard navigation, but it's a good start. What's your setup? Is there anything you can't live without?
I put something together by finding a collection of Firefox addons, and some Greasemonkey user scripts. Here's what I'm using: QoL improvements: * My HN Special: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/my-hn-special/ An all-in-one kind of addon, that enables infinite scrolling, dark mode, open in new tab. I like that things can be toggled. * Hackers New: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hackers-new/ Includes content from /new on the front page.
Really nitpicky: * Hacker News Night Mode: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hacker-news-night-mode/ It's made somewhat redundant by My HN Special, but when I use the dark mode from both, it makes a the body and background have a different dark tone, which makes it easier to focus. * HN-Collapse: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hn-collapse/ Super nitpicky. It adds a second collapse button, but this one is on the left of the comment rather than on the right. I like that it's aligned and easier to find.
I feel I'm still missing keyboard navigation, but it's a good start. What's your setup? Is there anything you can't live without?