# Github Helper

> This addon add usefull buttons in repo listing @ github

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-helper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Varun Sridharan
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-12-12
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-helper/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/varunsridharan/firefox-github-helper](https://github.com/varunsridharan/firefox-github-helper)

## Description

GitHub Helper is a Firefox add-on that enhances the GitHub repository listing by adding useful buttons and displaying the repository size using the GitHub public API. It also supports private repositories with a Personal Access Token.

## Rankings

- #61,140 — Overall
- #154 — github

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### 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-helper)