awesome-browser-extensions-for-github

A collection of awesome browser extensions for GitHub.

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Quick Overview

The "awesome-browser-extensions-for-github" repository is a curated list of browser extensions that enhance the GitHub experience. It provides a comprehensive collection of tools and utilities that can be added to web browsers to improve productivity, add features, and customize the GitHub interface.

Pros

Extensive collection of browser extensions specifically for GitHub
Well-organized and categorized list for easy navigation
Regularly updated with new and relevant extensions
Community-driven project with contributions from various developers

Cons

No built-in rating system for extensions
Some listed extensions may become outdated or unsupported over time
Potential security risks associated with third-party browser extensions
Limited information on compatibility with different browser versions

Note: As this is not a code library, the code examples and getting started instructions sections have been omitted.

Competitor Comparisons

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Pros of browser-logos

Focused specifically on browser logos, providing a comprehensive collection
High-quality, standardized SVG and PNG versions of browser logos
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Cons of browser-logos

Limited scope, only covers browser logos
Doesn't provide additional functionality or tools for developers
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Code comparison

While a direct code comparison isn't relevant due to the different nature of these repositories, here's a brief example of how they might be used:

browser-logos:

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alrra/browser-logos/master/src/chrome/chrome.svg" alt="Chrome logo" width="64" height="64">

awesome-browser-extensions-for-github:

## Table of Contents
- [Productivity](#productivity)
- [Code Review](#code-review)
- [GitHub Enterprise](#github-enterprise)

browser-logos focuses on providing high-quality logo assets, while awesome-browser-extensions-for-github is a curated list of browser extensions for enhancing GitHub functionality. The former is more suitable for projects needing accurate browser logos, while the latter is beneficial for developers looking to improve their GitHub experience through browser extensions.

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Pros of webextensions-examples

Provides practical, working examples of browser extensions
Covers a wide range of extension APIs and functionalities
Maintained by Mozilla Developer Network (MDN), ensuring high-quality and up-to-date content

Cons of webextensions-examples

Focuses on general browser extensions, not specifically GitHub-related
May require more effort to adapt examples for GitHub-specific use cases
Less curated than a list of ready-to-use GitHub extensions

Code Comparison

webextensions-examples (from beastify example):

browser.tabs.executeScript({file: "/content_scripts/beastify.js"})
.then(listenForClicks);

awesome-browser-extensions-for-github (typical usage):

// No direct code comparison available as it's a curated list, not a code repository

The webextensions-examples repository provides actual extension code, while awesome-browser-extensions-for-github is a curated list of extensions without source code.

Awesome-WebExtensions

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A curated list of awesome resources for WebExtensions development.

Pros of Awesome-WebExtensions

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Cons of Awesome-WebExtensions

Less focused on GitHub-specific extensions
May include outdated or less relevant information due to broader scope
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Code Comparison

While both repositories are primarily curated lists without significant code, here's a comparison of their README structures:

Awesome-WebExtensions:

# Awesome WebExtensions [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)

> A curated list of awesome resources for WebExtensions development.

## Contents
- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
- [Tools](#tools)
- [Boilerplates](#boilerplates)

awesome-browser-extensions-for-github:

# Awesome Browser Extensions for GitHub [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

A curated list of awesome browser extensions for GitHub.

## Table of Contents

- [Productivity Tools](#productivity-tools)
- [Code Review](#code-review)

Both repositories use similar Markdown structures, but Awesome-WebExtensions has a broader focus, while awesome-browser-extensions-for-github is more specific to GitHub-related extensions.

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Pros of imageproxy

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Cons of imageproxy

Limited scope compared to a collection of browser extensions
Requires server-side deployment and configuration
May not provide direct user interaction features in the browser

Code Comparison

While a direct code comparison is not particularly relevant due to the different nature of these projects, here's a brief example of how they might be used:

imageproxy:

http.HandleFunc("/", imageproxy.NewProxy(nil, nil).ServeHTTP)
http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)

awesome-browser-extensions-for-github:

- [Refined GitHub](https://github.com/sindresorhus/refined-github) - Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

The imageproxy example shows how to set up a basic image proxy server, while the awesome-browser-extensions-for-github repository typically contains markdown listings of various GitHub-related browser extensions.

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README

Awesome browser extensions for GitHub

All numbers are updated daily and include the overall usage of an extension across all browsers, the last publish date and stars of the GitHub repository!

Codeless contribution

Submitting a new extension is easy as opening an Issue. In fact, this is all you have to do. Create a new issue, that's it! I'll take it from there. If you need to update an existing listing, please follow the formal pull request process.

Want to know more about this process? Check out the Codeless Contributions with GitHub Issue Forms post on my blog.

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List of browser extensions for GitHub

Advanced GitHub Notifier

Shows notifications when you get a new notification on GitHub and provides quick access to all notifications in a popup.

Installs: 113 | Stars: 79 | Last update: 2 Jun 2023

Autoviewed

Removes clutter from your pull request by automatically marking as viewed files that aren't worth reviewing.

Installs: 39 | Stars: 8 | Last update: n/a

CodeWing

Next level code navigation for GitHub.

Installs: 599 | Stars: 65 | Last update: n/a

Codeflower

Visualize GitHub repos as d3 force-directed graphs. The extension gives you a quick overview of the size and composition of any repo.

Installs: 18 | Stars: 15 | Last update: 25 Apr 2022

CoderStats link for GitHub

The CoderStats link for GitHub Chrome extension displays a link to the CoderStats page for the currently displayed user or organization profile page on GitHub.

Installs: 13 | Stars: 20 | Last update: 2 May 2023

Contributors on GitHub

Show the # of PRs and other contributors stats in the Issues/PRs tab. Can be helpful for maintainers that want to know if it's a contributor's first PR.

Installs: 6 | Stars: 467 | Last update: 1 Mar 2021

Enhanced GitHub

Displays size of each file, download link and an option of copying file contents directly to clipboard

Installs: 626 | Stars: 2071 | Last update: 3 Jun 2024

GIFs for GitHub

Easily search GIPHY to add a GIF into any GitHub comment box.

Installs: 519 | Stars: 184 | Last update: 18 Jan 2024

Gifhub Pull Request

Find the best GIFs for your awesome pull requests.

Installs: 136 | Stars: 22 | Last update: n/a

Git History

Quickly browse the history of a file from any git repository.

Installs: 192 | Stars: 13534 | Last update: 13 Oct 2023

GitHub CSV Diff

GitHub provides a page that only shows diffs with a .diff at the end of the URL of the pull request. This browser extension makes it easier to view csv diffs by using daff on that page.

Installs: 34 | Stars: 4 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Code Folding

Code folding - the ability to selectively hide and display sections of a code - is an invaluable feature in many text editors and IDEs. Now, developers can utilize that same style code-folding while poring over source code on the web in GitHub. Works for any type of indentation- spaces or tabs.

Installs: 104 | Stars: 289 | Last update: 25 Apr 2024

GitHub Custom Tab Size

Set custom tab size for code view on GitHub.com

Installs: 558 | Stars: 69 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Diff Navigator

Easily navigate through the changes in a file that has been edited on GitHub.

Installs: 3 | Stars: 19 | Last update: 24 Jun 2020

GitHub File Icon

A browser extension which gives different filetypes different icons on GitHub.

Installs: 20000 | Stars: 1422 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Highlight Selected

Highlight selected word in GitHub source view like Sublime Text.

Installs: 1000 | Stars: 144 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Hovercard

Neat hovercards for GitHub.

Installs: 18634 | Stars: 1822 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Issue Link Status

Colorize issue and PR links to see their status (open, closed, merged).

Installs: 92 | Stars: 299 | Last update: 30 Jun 2024

GitHub Npm Stats

Displays npm package stats on GitHub

Installs: 606 | Stars: 57 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Recommender

Lists repositories that are similar to the one being viewed

Installs: 29 | Stars: 49 | Last update: 10 Aug 2022

GitHub Red Issues

Revert closed GitHub issues from purple back to red

Installs: 1 | Stars: 39 | Last update: 8 Aug 2024

GitHub Repo Size

Automatically adds repository size to GitHub's repository summary.

Installs: 20000 | Stars: 1211 | Last update: n/a

GitHub Story Points

Chrome extension to see story points in GitHub projects.

Installs: 15 | Stars: 60 | Last update: 16 Aug 2020

GitHub User Languages

Generates a pie chart on user profile pages displaying a breakdown of what languages they have used in their repositories.

Installs: 41 | Stars: 47 | Last update: 25 Sep 2023

GitHub Writer

This extension adds the simplicity of WYSIWYG editing to issues, comments, pull requests, wikis and discussions in GitHub. It accepts Markdown input and offers productive writing, starting with tables.

Installs: 114 | Stars: 379 | Last update: 10 Apr 2024

GitHub to Linear

View and create Linear tickets from any GitHub PR or issue.

Installs: 9 | Stars: 24 | Last update: 2 Jun 2024

GitHub vscode-icons

Show vscode-icons in the repository browser.

Installs: 2000 | Stars: 309 | Last update: n/a

GitZip for github

It can make the sub-directories and files of github repository as zip and download it

Installs: 3358 | Stars: 38 | Last update: 21 Aug 2023

Github Saved Filters

Create, save, edit, pin, search and delete filters that you commonly use on the Github Issues and Pull Requests pages. You are able to scope filters to be shown globally (on each repo) or only have them show up on the repo you create them on. Pinning filters is also a feature that this extension allows you to do. So if you have several filters you use daily - you have a way to quickly access them, at the top of your list.

Installs: 553 | Stars: n/a | Last update: n/a

GithubOriginalStreak

Extension to get back current and longest streak.

Installs: 23 | Stars: 231 | Last update: 30 Jun 2021

Hacker Tab

Replace browser new tab screen with GitHub trending projects.

Installs: 2000 | Stars: 352 | Last update: n/a

Hide files on GitHub

Hide dotfiles from the GitHub file browser.

Installs: 33 | Stars: 320 | Last update: n/a

Isometric Contributions

Allows you to toggle between the normal GitHub contribution chart and an isometric pixel art version.

Installs: 10000 | Stars: 3486 | Last update: n/a

Le Git Graph

Browser extension to add git graph to GitHub website.

Installs: 449 | Stars: 3313 | Last update: 6 Aug 2024

Like On GitHub

Chrome extension that adds a button in browser and links this button to a GitHub repository that you will configure, then on any webpage just click this extension button and it will add the given link with the title of the page in that repository.

Installs: 57 | Stars: 235 | Last update: n/a

Lovely forks

See forks with the most stars under the names of repositories.

Installs: 300 | Stars: 596 | Last update: 30 Mar 2024

Material Icons for Github

Show Material icons for files/folders in repository file viewer. Display the same icons from vscode-material-icon-theme VSCode extension.

Installs: 792 | Stars: 491 | Last update: 11 Aug 2024

Module Linker

An extension that creates direct links to imported modules, external or internal, on source code on GitHub. Supports multiple languages, including common ones like Rust, Go, Python and Ruby, but also odd ones like Nim, Haskell, Julia and Elm.

Installs: 36 | Stars: 250 | Last update: 27 Nov 2019

My Git Repo News

Chrome extension which helps you not to miss important changes in your news thread related to your repo

Installs: 17 | Stars: 16 | Last update: n/a

Notifications Preview for GitHub

A Chrome and Firefox extension to quickly see your notifications in a popup without leaving the current page.

Installs: 58 | Stars: 141 | Last update: 16 Aug 2024

Notifier for GitHub

Displays your GitHub notifications unread count. Supports GitHub Enterprise and an option to only show unread count for issues you're participating in. You can click the icon to quickly see your unread notifications.

Installs: 518 | Stars: 1821 | Last update: 24 Apr 2024

OctoLenses

Filter your pull requests/issues in different categories giving you a big boost in productivity. Also suggests new trending repositories.

Installs: 1 | Stars: 142 | Last update: 16 Jan 2020

OctoLinker

OctoLinker is the easiest and best way to navigate between files and projects on GitHub. It supports languages such as JavaScript, Ruby, Go, PHP, JAVA and more. It works with package.json as well as with Gemfiles.

Installs: 12901 | Stars: 5263 | Last update: 13 Nov 2022

OctoPermalinker

OctoPermalinker is a browser extension that searches GitHub comments/files for links to files on branches, and adds a link to where the branch pointed when the comment/file was made/updated. This helps you avoid following a link that was broken after being posted. For context, here's some discussion about broken GitHub links: Don't link to line numbers in GitHub.

For example, suppose you're looking at a gist that links to a file on the master branch of a repo. At the time the gist was made, the link worked, but if the file gets removed, the link is broken. OctoPermalinker uses the gist creation date to add a permalink that still works.

Installs: 232 | Stars: 27 | Last update: n/a

Octohint

The missing IntelliSense hint for GitHub and GitLab

Installs: 4000 | Stars: 961 | Last update: n/a

Octotree

Useful for developers who frequently read source in GitHub and do not want to download or checkout too many repositories.

Installs: 37142 | Stars: 22752 | Last update: 9 Jun 2024

Old School GitHub

Revert GitHub's UI back to its classic look (before the June 23, 2020 update that has a flat, rounded and more whitespaced design).

Installs: 63 | Stars: 227 | Last update: 14 Jun 2024

Open GitHub file links in IDE

This browser extension allows you to open files in your IDE directly from GitHub, assuming the repository you are working on is cloned on your computer. When a fragment of a file is displayed, your IDE opens the file and puts the cursor at the desired line.

Installs: 34 | Stars: 71 | Last update: 23 Sep 2023

PR Monitor

Helps you keep track of incoming and outgoing PRs, and notifies you when you receive a pull request on GitHub.

Installs: 33 | Stars: 117 | Last update: 21 Jun 2023

Potential changes for GitHub

Browser extension that shows which pull requests contain changes related to a file.

Installs: 4 | Stars: 97 | Last update: 15 Oct 2020

Refined GitHub

Extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features.

Installs: 8201 | Stars: 24024 | Last update: 13 Aug 2024

Render Whitespace on GitHub

Are they tabs? Are they spaces? How many? Never wonder again! Renders spaces as Â· and tabs as â in all the code on GitHub.

Installs: 22 | Stars: 76 | Last update: 25 Apr 2024

Semantic Code Reviews

Introduces the Explore tab in the pull request interface where you can review changes ordered by importance and see the semantic context surrounding each change.

Installs: 36 | Stars: n/a | Last update: n/a

Sourcegraph

The Sourcegraph browser extension gives GitHub IDE-like powers when you're viewing code, pull requests, and diffs:

Go to definition
Find references
Powerful code search with regexp matching, diff searches, and other filters
Hover tooltips
File tree navigation

Installs: 837 | Stars: 10035 | Last update: 14 Apr 2023

Tab Size on GitHub

Make tab indented code more readable by forcing the tab size to 4 instead of 8.

Installs: 2000 | Stars: 281 | Last update: n/a

What's New on GitHub

Helps you see easily which activities happened since you last visited GitHub.

Installs: 7 | Stars: 34 | Last update: n/a

WorkerB for Pull Requests

Generate a magic link for your PR and post it on shared Slack channel, to entice reviewers to pick up your PR faster!

Installs: 1000 | Stars: n/a | Last update: n/a

ZenHub

ZenHub is the first and only project management suite that works natively within GitHub; enhancing your workflow with features built specifically for startups, fast-moving engineering teams, and the open-source community. The product is a browser extension that injects advanced functionality including real-time drag-and-drop Issue Task Boards, peer feedback via a +1 button, and support for uploading any file type directly into the GitHub interface. ZenHub makes it easy to centralize all processes into GitHub, keeping your team lean and agile.

Installs: 70000 | Stars: n/a | Last update: n/a

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