Release Notifier for Github

Unofficial "polyfill" for watching Github releases.

What is Release Notifier for Github?

Release Notifier for Github is an unofficial Chrome extension that checks Github releases every 15 minutes and notifies releases by browser notification. It is fast, lightweight, and uses the Github API to take advantage of cache. You can switch to atom feeds for unsupported repos. Source: https://github.com/crimx/ext-github-release-notifier

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By: CRIMX

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Users: 39 ▼ -1

Rating: 5.00 (5)

Version: 0.2.6 (Last updated: 2020-02-06)

Creation date: 2020-02-06

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

https://*.github.com/*
alarms
identity
storage
notifications

Size: 179.20K

Email: st*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 83397 ▼ 222

Other rankings

#4084 in Developer Tools ▲ 6 #15 in release keyword 29 ▼ 1

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Summary

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It checks Github releases every 15 minutes and notifies releases by browser notification.

Fast & light-weight: It is loaded and run only when needed. It uses Github api and takes advantage of 403 cache. You can also switch to atom feeds for unsupported repos.

Source https://github.com/crimx/ext-github-release-notifier

User reviews

very useful :)

Eugene Gwon, 2018-05-06

Awesome!

Rayron Victor, 2017-12-22

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Safety

Risk impact

Release Notifier for Github may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.