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
By: ForbesLindesay
Rating: 3.73
(11)
Creation date: 2018-03-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 39.59K
Email: fo*****@lindesay.co.uk
Ranking
# 35769
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Extension summary
Adds a button to let you toggle real names vs. usernames in GitHub.
User reviews
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
doesn't work
doesn't work
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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