GitHub Real Names

Use real names on GitHub
What is GitHub Real Names?
"GitHub Real Names" is a unique Chrome extension designed to enhance your GitHub experience. It helps you to toggle between real names and usernames. This extension gives a touch of personalization and can greatly improve readability, especially when collaborating in larger teams.

Extension stats

Users: 583 ▼ -16
Version: 1.3.1 (Last updated: 2020-08-19)
Creation date: 2018-03-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 39.59K

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Extension summary

Adds a button to let you toggle real names vs. usernames in GitHub.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great for identifying GitHub users in open source and organizational contexts.
  • Helps bring personality back to users by displaying real names.
  • Maintainer is responsive and actively merges improvements.
  • Really helpful in organizations with many GitHub users.
Cons
  • Doesn't work (multiple reports of this issue).
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Great extension
  • Really helpful
Recent reviews
by Roman Cinis, 2024-05-03

doesn't work
by Dominik Heidler, 2018-02-21

Doesn't work.
by Milan Trenovszki, 2017-10-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

GitHub Real Names requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

GitHub Real Names has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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