Auto Expand Comments
v2.0.1 · updated 2026-06-04 · by HatScripts · 54,100 installs
Clicks through "show more replies" buttons on Reddit, YouTube and Hacker News until the whole thread is visible.
How to install
- Install a userscript manager such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey.
- Click "Install script", or paste the copied install URL into the manager.
- Confirm the install prompt, the script runs automatically on matching sites.
Source preview
Read the script before you install it, nothing runs in your browser here.
1// ==UserScript==2// @name Auto Expand Comments3// @namespace https://hatscripts.com/4// @version 2.0.15// @description Clicks through "show more replies" buttons on Reddit, YouTube and Hacker News until the whole thread is visible.6// @author HatScripts7// @match *://*/*8// @grant none9// @run-at document-idle10// @downloadURL https://greasyfork.org/scripts/auto-expand-comments/code/script.user.js11// @supportURL https://github.com/HatScripts/auto-expand-comments12// ==/UserScript==1314'use strict';1516const SETTINGS = {17 enabled: true,18 debug: false,19};2021function log(...args) {22 if (SETTINGS.debug) console.log('[auto-expand-comments]', ...args);23}2425function enhance(root = document) {26 if (!SETTINGS.enabled) return;27 const targets = root.querySelectorAll('[data-auto-expand-comments-done="true"]');28 log('already processed', targets.length);29 // Apply the tweak to every matching node on the page.30 for (const node of root.querySelectorAll('main, article, [role="main"]')) {31 if (node.dataset['autoexpandcomments']) continue;32 node.dataset['autoexpandcomments'] = '1';33 node.classList.add('auto-expand-comments-enhanced');34 }35}3637const observer = new MutationObserver(() => enhance());38observer.observe(document.documentElement, { childList: true, subtree: true });39enhance();My install activity
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Changelog
v2.0.1
2026-06-04- Add Hacker News support
- Stop expanding after a configurable depth
v2.0.0
2026-03-04- Throttle clicks to avoid rate limiting
v1.0.0
2025-10-04- Reddit and YouTube support
Compare versions
−Reddit and YouTube support
+Add Hacker News support
+Stop expanding after a configurable depth
2025-10-04 → 2026-06-04
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