GitHub Writer

A WYSIWYG rich-text editor for GitHub issues, comments and pull requests. Powered by CKEditor.

Total ratings

4.53 (Rating count: 17)

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Pros
  • Great WYSIWYG editor for writing on GitHub
  • Makes creating complex content easier
  • Essential for anyone working on GitHub
  • Improves readability of content while editing
  • Helps with managing markdown formatting
Cons
  • Does not work with wiki pages
  • Limited functionality in editing certain formats
  • Some features like drag and drop for videos don't work
  • Doesn't work on Android browser
  • Lacks merging capabilities for table cells
Most mentioned
  • Great extension!
  • Doesn't work on Wiki pages
  • Essential app for anyone working on GitHub
  • Very useful extension
  • I can't imagine using GH without this extension
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Date Author Rating Lang Comment
2024-06-06
Luke Leber
en There are certainly some functionality gaps. The extension only works with a limited subset of GitHub inputs. Omitted are editing MD source files and wiki entries (probably two of the most complex use cases!).
2023-11-13
Justin Goldberg
Great extension! A WYSIWYG editor like this is needed for ALL web sites with comment input fields, if there is a way to detect if a website supports markdown input. Or perhaps the user could manage the allow list, like great suspender does.
2023-11-13
Justin Goldberg
en Great extension! A WYSIWYG editor like this is needed for ALL web sites with comment input fields, if there is a way to detect if a website supports markdown input. Or perhaps the user could manage the allow list, like great suspender does.
2023-10-12
Simon Fricker
Great plugin, just what I have been looking for. Are you able to make this plugin work on ZenHub too?
2023-10-04
Ahmet Alp Balkan
Really would like to have <summary><details> macro, too.
2023-10-04
Ahmet Alp Balkan
en Really would like to have <summary><details> macro, too.
2023-07-12
Marcin Wisnicki
Doesn't work on Wiki pages
2023-07-12
Marcin Wisnicki
en Doesn't work on Wiki pages
2023-06-22
쿠아
If you use this, the "Generate release notes" button disappears from the release.
2023-06-22
쿠아
en If you use this, the "Generate release notes" button disappears from the release.
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