# GitHub Forked links extension

> Adds links to the GitHub page to compare or pull request directly against the master branch of the current fork rather than the upstream. It simply short circuits a step of selecting the fork from the drop down for the current pages.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-forked-links-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** gh-fork-links
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-06
- **First published:** 2021-03-05
- **Size:** 108 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-forked-links-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/mmulich/gh-fork-webextension/-/issues](https://gitlab.com/mmulich/gh-fork-webextension/-/issues)

## Description

GitHub Forked links extension is a Firefox add-on that adds convenient links on GitHub pages to compare or pull request directly against the master branch of the current fork rather than the upstream, eliminating the need to select the fork from a drop-down menu.

## Rankings

- #88,021 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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-forked-links-extension)