# Comments Owl for Hacker News

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Comments Owl for Hacker News and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A browser extension for Hacker News that lets you block users and noisy threads, making the site easier to read and less stressful to use.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely recommended among HN browser plugins (3 comments): "Plenty of browser plugins that do this. I like HN Comments Owl." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47712194)) "That extension already exists and works well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46545890)) "Best thing since sliced bread." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46482113))
- Blocks users and off-topic derailing (3 comments): "in my opinion it's all but impossible to use HN nowadays without a blocklist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46556691)) "This is a great tool to avoid the constant de-railing of headline topics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46381166)) "Has a block-this-user feature. Available for the major browsers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46556535))
- Makes HN tolerable and less stressful (2 comments): "one of many available plugins that make this place tolerable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47343597)) "it does help my blood pressure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47381180))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Comments Owl for Hacker News", https://hackerapproved.com/p/comments-owl-for-hacker-news/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).