Git Patch Viewer

Show Git patch in a comprehensive way.

Git Patch Viewer - Comprehensive Git Patch Display

"Git Patch Viewer" is a Chrome extension that allows users to view Git patches in a clear and comprehensive manner. Users can click the icon to render the current page or revert to the raw format. Additionally, the extension includes options for setting URL patterns for automatic rendering of patches, enhancing the user experience for developers working with Git. The source code is available on GitHub for further customization and contributions.

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By: DENG Yi

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.50

(38)

Version: 1.9 (Last updated: 2024-12-26)

Creation date: 2015-12-23

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*
file://*/*

Size: 20.30K

Email: da*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 16,355 ▲ 23

Other rankings

#7071 in Developer Tools ▼ 24 #111 in viewer keyword 70 ▲ 4

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Git Patch Viewer.

Click on icon to render current page or revert to raw.

Set URL patterns in options page for auto rendering.

Source code: https://github.com/daviddengcn/patch-ext

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful extension.
Works as expected, making the reading of GIT patch files much easier.
Allows for local diff file access with proper settings.
Simple and effective tool for displaying patches.
Helpful for large pull requests that GitHub struggles with.

Cons

Font color issues in dark mode making text unreadable.
Changes in plugin options do not persist.
Requires manual settings adjustment to work with local files.
Some users reported it not working with the latest version.
Difficulties in opening patch files and accessing settings.

Most mentioned

file://[^/]*/.*[.]diff
file://[^/]*/.*[.]patch
Allow access to file URLs in extension manager.
Not working at latest version.
Very useful extension.

User reviews

Jean-Christophe LEBRETON, 2024-07-01

The font color is white, not sure if it is because my system settings has dark mode enabled. Only the highlighted text is readable. However changing this line - <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"> to <meta name="color-scheme" content="light"> did the trick.

Harsha Sridhar, 2023-06-30

file://[^/]*/.*[.]diff file://[^/]*/.*[.]patch this is needed to work locally, otherwise this plugin is waste .. and after apply in plugin options.. the changes in plugins are not persist