HackerTrain - Best comments aggregator with Offline Edition

Groups HN best comments by item, collapses previously seen comments, hides seen items with a toggle to reveal them, exports standalone offline HTML archives, preserves untruncated story titles, and provides one-click storage reset.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

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You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

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Author
GreaseLightning
Daily installs
0
Total installs
4
Ratings
0 0 0
Version
2.4.8
Created
2026-08-01
Updated
2026-08-07
Size
27.9 KB
License
MIT
Applies to

1) Once installed, automatically changes the https://news.ycombinator.com/bestcomments page whenever viewed on Hacker News.

2) Useful for checking out the latest best comments.

3) Uses offline storage to build up a historical archive of best comments for each item and then can display that archive under items along with the latest best comments.

4) Once a comment is seen, not shown again unless deliberately opened.

5) Export local storage archive into HTML file for local viewing.

6) Local storage builds up over time with each /bestcomments visit but is pruned into a 90-day window.

7) Progressive shading on items with many comments.

8) Newest best comments on each item sorted by latest to be regarded as best.

9) Dark mode support.

10) Reset storage button.