Overgrown browser extension
Shares rank 62 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
Playful visual reminder of how long tabs sit unused. Critics note only about 20 tabs load, so it helps less with many tabs.
Playful visual reminder of how long tabs sit unused. Critics note only about 20 tabs load, so it helps less with many tabs.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, convincing visual of neglected tabs
“this extension seems to do surprisingly convincing job of it”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs” “This is so useless yet so cool!”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs” Shows how old each tab is
“It is a visual representation of how old the tab is.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs” Clever idea people want to extend
“I love this idea, but would like the vines to grow over the tab items instead of the window itself.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Only about 20 tabs load
“this tool is useless for me because at any time only ~20 of them are loaded”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs” Can discourage and frustrate users
“It discourages and frustrates.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Overgrown, when plants invade your abandoned tabs”
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| NoScript | 61 | 11 | 85% | 12 | 10 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Overgrown browser extensionThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love this idea, but would like the vines to grow over the tab items instead of the window itself.”
“this tool is useless for me because at any time only ~20 of them are loaded”
“It discourages and frustrates.”
“this extension seems to do surprisingly convincing job of it”
“It is a visual representation of how old the tab is.”
“This is so useless yet so cool!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.