Products

Modern for Hacker News

A new look for Hacker News

modernhn.com Chrome Web StoreUtilities / Browser Themes & New Tabs

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
<5K
Sep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
$10/mo
Higher than 86% of peersNiche median $4.44/mo
Creators
Steve
No social account linked
Launched
4y ago
2022-09-08 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    A beautiful, clean, modern web UI for Hacker News

    Sep 14, 2022 · 4y agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (308 pts · 198 comments)Launch

    I made a modern web UI for Hacker News — Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here bac…

    Sep 8, 2022 · 4y agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2022-09-08Source
Post excerpt:
Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here back in December, and it seemed like the obvious next choice to build one for HN too! So I've taken what I learned from building that, and have spent all my spare time this year building Modern for HN. I realize this won't be

Store data

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Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct39%
  • Organic Search30%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social6%
  • Other14%

Countries

  • United States100%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2021-12-06

KeywordMonthly volume
hn news1,150

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Modern Pro
Unknown

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-04 · Pricing page

Entry price $10/mo, Higher than 86% of peers; “Browser Themes & New Tabs” median is $4.44/mo.View pricing benchmark

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2022-09-14

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
www.modernhn.com/ Snapshot 2026-11-04

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Questions & evidence

How much does Modern for Hacker News cost?
Modern Pro: Unknown. Observed 2026-11-04. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does Modern for Hacker News get?
Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Modern for Hacker News and what platforms does it support?
Modern for Hacker News is catalogued under Browser Themes & New Tabs: A new look for Hacker News. Supported platforms: Browser Extension.

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