Subtle by Design
Inline Reply
Reply directly from the comment thread without navigating away. Select text to quote it in your response.
Favorite Items
Save comments and stories for later reference with a single click. Your favorites stay local and private.
Character Count
See how many characters remain when submitting stories. Never get cut off mid-title again.
Hide Read Stories
Focus on new content by hiding stories you've already visited. Toggle it on or off anytime.
Highlight Unread Comments
See at a glance which comments are new in threads you've visited before. Comments stay tracked for 3 days.
Enhanced Comment UX
Better indentation, OP highlighting, visual guides, and improved code formatting make threads easier to read.
Enhanced Profile UX
Links in the about section are clickable.
Much much more...
View the project README to see a list of all the features.
Built to Respect, Not Redesign
Hacker News works. We're not trying to change that. Orange Juice adds the thoughtful, quality-of-life improvements that most users would expect to be there in the first place. The features feel natural, stay subtle, and always honor the original design.
Installation
Install from Firefox Web Store
(NOT YET, COMING SOON)
From Github releases
Download the latest release
Visit the
releases page
and download the
.zip
file for your browser.
Install in Chrome
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Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable "Developer mode" using the toggle in the top right
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Click "Load unpacked" and select the extracted folder from
the
.zipfile - The extension should now be active
Install in Firefox
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Open Firefox and navigate to
about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox - Click "Load Temporary Add-on..."
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Navigate to the extracted folder and select the
manifest.jsonfile - The extension should now be active