# GitHub License Insights

> Instantly see what you can and can’t do with a GitHub repository’s license.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `github-license-insights`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Dizmo
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-16
- **First published:** 2026-03-27
- **Size:** 1.58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/github-license-insights/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/imdizmo/github-license-badge](https://github.com/imdizmo/github-license-badge)

## Description

GitHub License Insights helps you quickly understand repository licenses directly on GitHub.

Instead of digging through LICENSE files, this extension shows a clear summary of what is allowed and restricted for each repository.

Features:
- Detects licenses using the GitHub API
- Shows allowed uses (commercial use, modification, distribution)
- Highlights restrictions (copyleft, disclosure requirements, etc.)
- Warns when repositories use mixed or complex licensing
- Works automatically on all GitHub repository pages

No tracking, no analytics, no data collection.
Everything runs locally in your browser.

Perfect for developers, engineers, and anyone evaluating open source projects.

## Rankings

- #61,654 — Overall
- #9 — license
- #215 — github

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

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

### 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.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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