# github-icons

> Adds an icon based on file extension while browsing a repository.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-icons`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firefox user 14620689
- **Category:** appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2019-02-08
- **Size:** 64 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-icons/)

## Description

github-icons is a Firefox add-on that improves your browsing experience on GitHub by adding icons based on file extensions. Now you can easily identify file types while exploring repositories.

## Rankings

- #79,501 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### 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-icons)