Gitpod

The developer platform for on-demand cloud development environments. Create software faster and more securely.
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Gitpod Chrome Extension

Gitpod is an innovative open-source developer platform designed to automate the provisioning of ready-to-code environments. This powerful Chrome extension adds a handy button to your GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps projects, allowing you to spin up a full development environment with just a single click.

How to Use Gitpod

  1. Install the Gitpod browser extension.
  2. Navigate to your project on your chosen platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps).
  3. Click the Gitpod button to initiate a dev environment tailored for your project.

To learn more, check out the documentation or collaborate on the extension via our GitHub repository!

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Manifest V3
Users: 50,000+
Rating: 4.85
(52)
Version: 2.3.7 (Last updated: 2025-02-13)
Creation date: 2020-06-29
Risk: Low risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • contextMenus
  • activeTab
Size: 294.91K
Full description: See detailed description
Updated: a day ago

Ranking

# 3,407 ▲ 10
Other rankings
#6622 in Developer Tools ▼ 19 #58 in environment keyword 15 ▼ 3 #119 in browser extension keyword 70 ▼ 36 #181 in plugin keyword 68 ▼ 12 #243 in source code keyword 30 ▼ 11

Other platforms

Gitpod - Always ready to code. (v2.3.7)
2,222+ 4.82 (28)

User reviews

Pros
  • Lightweight and quick access to development environments
  • Saves time for developers
  • Simple and useful interface
  • A must-have tool for developers
  • Positive impact on remote development teams
Cons
    Most mentioned
    • Loving Gitpod
    • Elegant, simple, and useful
    • Helps in transitioning to new development setups
    These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
    User reviews
    The only extension that when it's deactivated, notify 10 times per day to either activate me or remove me!!!
    by A K, 2024-11-10
    Demasiado bueno, mejor incluso que el VSC de github.
    by Cinthia M. Orona, 2024-11-03
    Elegant, simple, and useful. This is very useful to have.
    by Shaun Hamilton, 2023-05-12
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    Extension safety

    Risk impact

    Gitpod 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.
    • Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ********
    Risk likelihood

    Gitpod is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

    Risk likelihood analysis details
    • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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    • Low **** ********* *** ***** **** **** * ****** **** ***** ********** *** **** ****** ** ** ****** *** *****
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