Chrome: Press Cmd+Shift+B (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows)
Firefox: Press Cmd+B (Mac) or Ctrl+B (Windows)
Safari: View → Show Favorites Bar
Drag the red "Lobsters Latest" button above to your bookmarks bar
Navigate to any Lobste.rs comment thread
Click the bookmarklet to activate
Mobile Safari (iPhone/iPad)
Copy the bookmarklet code using the button below:
Create a new bookmark:
Go to any webpage and tap the Share button
Tap "Add Bookmark"
Name it "Lobsters Latest" and save
Edit the bookmark:
Open your Bookmarks (tap the book icon)
Tap "Edit" at the bottom
Find and tap "Lobsters Latest"
Delete the URL and paste the copied code
Tap "Done"
To use: Navigate to a Lobste.rs thread, tap the bookmarks icon, and select "Lobsters Latest"
Note: This bookmarklet only works on Lobste.rs comment thread pages (URLs like lobste.rs/s/...). It won't do anything on the homepage or other pages.
How It Works
The bookmarklet:
Extracts all comments from the page, including their timestamps and parent-child relationships
Adds two tabs below the comment count header
When "Latest" is selected, displays comments in a flat list sorted by newest first
Adds "reply to @username" links for comments that are replies
Clicking the timestamp link (e.g., "14 hours ago") switches back to Default view and scrolls to that comment in the tree, with a brief yellow highlight
The "Copy Thread" button exports the entire comment tree as numbered plain text (e.g., [1.2.3] author: text) and copies it to the clipboard