# Refined Hacker News

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Refined Hacker News and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a free add-on that makes Hacker News easier to read and navigate. Critics say the underlying code is weak and the project has not been updated in years.

## Why people recommend it

- Great product overall (2 comments): "Great product, but the underlying code was meh, and the author abandoned it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696383)) "Personally I am really happy by HN refined though so kudos to @plibither8" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47694318))
- Good base to fork (2 comments): "Let https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news be your inspiration." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705905)) "Fork https://github.com/plibither8/refined-hacker-news and enhance!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392282))

## What people warn about

- Underlying code is poor (2 comments): "Great product, but the underlying code was meh, and the author abandoned it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696383)) "the underlying code was meh, and the author abandoned it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695019))
- Abandoned, not updated in years (3 comments): "Great product, but the underlying code was meh, and the author abandoned it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696383)) "the underlying code was meh, and the author abandoned it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695019)) "which hasn't received an update in 4 years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47695454))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DeArrow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dearrow.md): 40 recommend
- [Bypass Paywalls Clean](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bypass-paywalls-clean.md): 32 recommend
- [Old Reddit Redirect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/old-reddit-redirect.md): 20 recommend
- [Orange Juice browser extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/orange-juice.md): 18 recommend
- [Stylus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stylus.md): 14 recommend

## Cite as

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