# Auto-Hide GitHub Whitespace

> Force Github to open diff pages without whitespace changes displayed

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-github-whitespace](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-github-whitespace)

## Overview

- **ID:** `auto-hide-github-whitespace`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jonathan Roitgrund
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2026-02-23
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-hide-github-whitespace/)

## Description

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/72adc89c72e01a657df8936c9533fd24a094ae02dbcd35b98007025818adb5e4/https%3A//github.com/jroitgrund/github-whitespace-disabler" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/jroitgrund/github-whitespace-disabler</a>

## Rankings

- #57,580 — Overall
- #192 — github

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `webNavigation`
- `tabs`
- `*://github.com/*/*/pull/*/files`
- `*://github.com/*/*/pull/*/changes`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/auto-hide-github-whitespace)