Hacker News with Generative AI: Extensions

uBlock Origin Has Been Disabled (ublockorigin.com)
With the advent of Manifest V3 (MV3), many users are concerned about the future of ad blockers like uBlock Origin.

Web Browsing, Privacy, Ad Blocking, Extensions

29 points by aryan14 2 days ago | 39 comments

Show HN: I made an extension that turns Google Sheets into Google Slides (workspace.google.com)
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Google Sheets, Google Slides, Productivity Tools, Extensions

8 points by jbarks73 28 days ago | 2 comments

Malicious extensions circumvent Google's remote code ban (palant.info)
As noted last week I consider it highly problematic that Google for a long time allowed extensions to run code they downloaded from some web server, an approach that Mozilla prohibited long before Google even introduced extensions to their browser. For years this has been an easy way for malicious extensions to hide their functionality. When Google finally changed their mind, it wasn’t in form of a policy but rather a technical change introduced with Manifest V3.

Security, Web Browsers, Google Chrome, Extensions, Malicious Software

30 points by campuscodi 31 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: Postgres-SQLite: SQLite as first-class types in Postgres (github.com/michelp)
postgres-sqlite is a PostgreSQL extension that introduces SQLite databases as a first-class data type within PostgreSQL.

Databases, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Extensions

15 points by michelpp 47 days ago | 2 comments

Mem0 Browser Extension (twitter.com)

Web Browsers, Extensions, Social Media

6 points by anshulbhide 114 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Why does Chrome Android not support extensions/plugins? (ycombinator.com)
Chrome on Android certainly has its own code paths but it's also got shared DNA with Chrome for windows/osx both of which support plugins.

Chrome, Android, Web Browsers, Extensions, Plugins

11 points by ggm 118 days ago | 14 comments

Show HN: A VSCode Extension to edit HTML visually in real-time (github.com/urin)
Edit HTML files visually in real-time.

Visual Editors, Web Development, VSCode, Extensions

231 points by urin 130 days ago | 137 comments

BigSearch Browser Extension (github.com/garywill)
Handily use / switch any one or multiple (uninterruptedly) search engines (or search any websites).

Web Browsers, Extensions, Search Engines

32 points by Duckyroad 133 days ago | 1 comments

Chrome Canary just killed uBlock Origin and other Manifest V2 extensions (androidpolice.com)

Web Browsing, Chrome, Extensions, Privacy

119 points by abixb 137 days ago | 60 comments

Mozilla's lapse in judgement causes clash with uBlock Origin developer (ghacks.net)
Mozilla has removed uBlock Origin Lite from Firefox's addon store after a review found issues with the extension.

Mozilla, Web Browsers, Extensions, Privacy, Security

244 points by nickthegreek 142 days ago | 2 comments

Help select new Firefox Recommended Extensions (mozilla.org)
Firefox Recommended Extensions comprise a collection of featured content that’s been curated with extensive community involvement. It’s time once again to form a new Recommended Extensions Community Advisory Board and launch a fresh curatorial project. The project goal is to identify a new batch of exceptional extensions that should be considered for the Recommended program (Firefox desktop and Android).

Firefox, Web Browsers, Community, Open Source, Extensions

23 points by ReadCarlBarks 154 days ago | 12 comments

Haskell Postgres Stored Procedures (github.com/ed-o-saurus)
This project is a "procedural language" extension of PostgreSQL allowing the execution of code in Haskell within SQL code.

Haskell, PostgreSQL, Databases, Programming Languages, Extensions

57 points by runeks 163 days ago | 12 comments

Imgpls – An extension to load Imgur images directly (andadinosaur.com)

Web Browsers, Extensions, Image Hosting

144 points by goranmoomin 185 days ago | 73 comments

Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin (theregister.com)

Web Browsers, Security, Privacy, Extensions

8 points by endorphine 189 days ago | 0 comments

About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (github.com/uBlockOrigin)

Web Browsers, Extensions, Google Chrome

182 points by cglong 202 days ago | 45 comments

uBlock Origin Lite (Manifest V3) by Gorhill (ublockorigin.com)