Widescreen for GitHub

Toggle the width of GitHub with a click

Widescreen for GitHub: Expansive Code Viewing

"Widescreen for GitHub" is a handy Chrome extension designed to optimize your screen space when viewing or editing code on GitHub. By stretching the fixed 920px width to a full 100% screen width, this extension enhances the visibility of longer lines of code. It is applicable to all GitHub content, including PRs, commits, and Gists. You can easily toggle this feature on/off as needed. Experience smoother code reviews and edits with a simple click, complete with a pleasant transition effect.

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By: Søren Louv-Jansen

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.21

(24)

Version: 0.7.5 (Last updated: 2020-11-10)

Creation date: 2020-07-02

Permissions:

https://github.com/*
storage

Size: 2.03M

Email: so*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 18,797 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#6954 in Developer Tools ▲ 92 #75 in github keyword 7 ▼ 5

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works fine
Simple and awesome
Does exactly what it promises
Easily turned on and off from the toolbar button
Very useful for reviewing code

Cons

Missing support for custom URLs
Doesn't work with enterprise GitHub
Requires browsing history permissions
Does not work for some users
Layout issues on certain pages

Most mentioned

Doesn't work currently
Love it! But with GitHub's latest UI it stopped working
Ii doesn't work with enterprise GitHub
Missing support for custom URLs
white space be gone! thanks :)

User reviews

Missing support for custom URLs.

Greg Roberti, 2020-08-27

Why does it need to read my browser history though?

Agoodman42, 2019-08-15

Love it! But with github's latest UI it stopped working :(

Nadav Arbel, 2019-08-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Widescreen for GitHub requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: github.com
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Risk likelihood

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Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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