# GitHub Downloads

> See the number of downloads next to releases on GitHub

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-downloads](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-downloads)

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-downloads`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Samuel Meuli
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 31
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-07
- **First published:** 2018-12-13
- **Size:** 63 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-downloads/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/samuelmeuli/github-downloads](https://github.com/samuelmeuli/github-downloads)

## Description

GitHub Downloads is a simple browser extension that shows the number of downloads next to each release asset on the GitHub website. With this Firefox add-on, you can easily track the download statistics for releases on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #20,179 — Overall
- #44 — github
- #62 — release

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://api.github.com/repos/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/github-downloads)