# Hide Files on GitHub

> Hide nonessential files from the file browser

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hide-files-on-github-`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Fregante
- **Daily users:** 33
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 21.9.16
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-16
- **First published:** 2019-03-19
- **Size:** 56 KB
- **Data as of:** 2024-06-21
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hide-files-on-github-/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/sindresorhus/hide-files-on-github](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hide-files-on-github)

## Description

Hide Files on GitHub is a Firefox add-on that allows you to hide nonessential files from the file browser on GitHub. You can customize which files to hide and make it more minimal in the extension's options page.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://github.com/*/*`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/hide-files-on-github-)