Octobox Web Extension

Octobox Web Extension

Makes your GitHub notifications icon link to Octobox instead of GitHub.

What is Octobox Web Extension?
Octobox Web Extension is a cross-browser web extension that redirects the GitHub notifications icon to Octobox, providing an enhanced inbox-like entrypoint to your GitHub notifications. It integrates with the GitHub UI, allowing you to click on notifications and easily navigate to the corresponding page on GitHub. Custom URL support is available for hosting your own Octobox instance.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-09-07
By: tfrommen
Users: 118
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2018-05-31)
Creation date: 2018-05-31
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 19.09K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Octobox is an awesome inbox-like entrypoint to your GitHub notifications. Unfortunately, however, it does not integrate with the GitHub UI, meaning the GitHub notifications icon still links to the GitHub notifications page.

This cross-browser web extension fixes that! While the notifications icon still looks like before—including its status indicator—it now points to your Octobox. Once there, you can click one of your notifications to go to the according page on GitHub. In case you want to go back to the GitHub dashboard, the web extension injects a GitHub icon to the menu bar for you.

By default, the web extension connects to the official Octobox at https://octobox.io. However, you can also supply a custom URL in the settings, in case you are hosting your own Octobox somewhere.

Safety
Risk impact

Octobox Web Extension is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Octobox Web Extension may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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