GitHub Web IDE

Open GitHub repositories in online web IDE
GitHub Web IDE is a Chrome extension that enhances your GitHub experience by adding a convenient dropdown menu. It allows quick access to popular online IDEs, streamlines code exploration and editing, and improves workflow within GitHub, ultimately boosting your productivity and code review efficiency.
Manifest V3
By: zvizvi
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.65
(23)
Version: 2.0.10 (Last updated: 2025-03-14)
Creation date: 2021-02-12
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 117.76K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: 16 hours ago

Other platforms

GitHub Web IDE (v2.0.10)
230 4.60 (10)
GitHub Web IDE (v2.0.10)
4,176+ 4.20 (5)

User reviews

Pros
  • Saves time and energy
  • Super simple and lightweight
  • Makes accessing web IDEs easier
  • Excellent functionality for navigating OSS sources
  • Clean execution of idea
Cons
  • Stopped working for some users
  • Concerns about being redundant with GitHub's built-in features
Most mentioned
  • Brilliant! Saved my time and energy!
  • Great extension! It makes it much easier to quickly access all those web IDEs
  • This extension is awesome!
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
User reviews
But doesn't GitHub have a built-in VSCode? Just press . on any repo? (maybe this was added after this extension :/)
by Ryan, 2024-10-23

огонь 🔥

It stoped working please do the required to enable the working.
by Abhinav Kumar, 2023-12-30
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Extension safety

Risk impact

GitHub Web IDE requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

GitHub Web IDE has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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