# HN split-view userscript

9 Hacker News commenters recommended HN split-view userscript and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Userscript that opens a Hacker News link and its comment thread side by side, so you read both without juggling two tabs.

## Why people recommend it

- Opens article and comments together (2 comments): "The submission is cool because it opens the comments even if you just happen upon some article" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091673)) "It saves me time and you can read both things at the same time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096159))
- Fixes a long-standing tab annoyance (2 comments): "This is great and is also something that I've always had an issue with." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091006)) "this is so cool and can't believe I didn't think about it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091377))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Unhook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unhook.md): 48 recommend
- [SingleFile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/singlefile.md): 34 recommend
- [Vimium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vimium.md): 29 recommend
- [Sidebery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sidebery.md): 27 recommend
- [Redirector Firefox extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redirector-browser-extension.md): 24 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HN split-view userscript", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hn-link-opening-userscript/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).