Hacker News Newtab is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Stay Ahead with the Hottest Hacker News Stories – Right on Your New Tab!
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News Newtab (original) | — | — | Free | Stay Ahead with the Hottest Hacker News Stories – Right on Your New Tab! |
| YouTube NonStop | — | — | Free | Kiss the annoying "Video paused. Continue watching?" confirmation goodbye! |
| Screenshot YouTube | — | — | Free | Take a screenshot of any YouTube video with one click. |
| daily.dev | Where developers discover what's next | — | — | Free | Developer news, personalized to your stack, in every new tab. Join 400,000+ developers. Free and open source. |
| Youtube Playback Speed Control | — | — | Free | Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed. |
| Liner: ChatGPT AI Copilot for Web&YouTube&PDF | — | — | Free | Use ChatGPT directly on the website, even on YouTube! Add AI Copilot and get more done with your personal AI assistant/AI Companion. |
| YouTube Auto HD + FPS | — | — | Free | Automatically set the video quality on YouTube according to its FPS! |
| Table Capture | — | — | Free | Copies HTML tables to the clipboard or exports them to Microsoft Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, Office 365, etc. |
| Youtube TV On PC | — | — | Free | Enables Youtube TV with auto HD on your pc so you can control youtube from your mobile device. |
| YouTube Row Fixer | — | — | Free | A browser extension for customizing the videos per row and to fix big thumbnail issue |
| Empty New Tab Page | — | — | Free | With this extension, new tabs display a blank page instead of the usual new tab page with thumbnails. |
Kiss the annoying "Video paused. Continue watching?" confirmation goodbye!
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Kiss the annoying "Video paused. Continue watching?" confirmation goodbye!
Take a screenshot of any YouTube video with one click.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Take a screenshot of any YouTube video with one click.
Developer news, personalized to your stack, in every new tab. Join 400,000+ developers. Free and open source.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Developer news, personalized to your stack, in every new tab. Join 400,000+ developers. Free and open source.
Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Control speed of the youtube playback using keyboard. Press '+' to increase and '-' to decrease the playback speed.
Use ChatGPT directly on the website, even on YouTube! Add AI Copilot and get more done with your personal AI assistant/AI Companion.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Use ChatGPT directly on the website, even on YouTube! Add AI Copilot and get more done with your personal AI assistant/AI Companion.
Automatically set the video quality on YouTube according to its FPS!
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Automatically set the video quality on YouTube according to its FPS!
Copies HTML tables to the clipboard or exports them to Microsoft Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, Office 365, etc.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Copies HTML tables to the clipboard or exports them to Microsoft Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, Office 365, etc.
Enables Youtube TV with auto HD on your pc so you can control youtube from your mobile device.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Enables Youtube TV with auto HD on your pc so you can control youtube from your mobile device.
A browser extension for customizing the videos per row and to fix big thumbnail issue
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: A browser extension for customizing the videos per row and to fix big thumbnail issue
With this extension, new tabs display a blank page instead of the usual new tab page with thumbnails.
Why it replaces Hacker News Newtab: Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: With this extension, new tabs display a blank page instead of the usual new tab page with thumbnails.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
YouTube NonStop is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the YouTube category: Kiss the annoying "Video paused. Continue watching?" confirmation goodbye!
Yes — YouTube NonStop, Screenshot YouTube, daily.dev | Where developers discover what's next are free.
