Git Patch Viewer

Git Patch Viewer

Git Patch Viewer

What is Git Patch Viewer?
"Git Patch Viewer" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance the experience of viewing and managing Git patches. It can automatically render the page based on the URL patterns set in the options. Clicking the icon allows you to render the current page or revert it to raw. The source code of this extension is openly available on GitHub for anyone interested in understanding the working of the extention.
Stats
By: DENG Yi
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.49 (37)
Version: 1.8 (Last updated: 2015-12-23)
Creation date: 2015-12-23
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
Size: 19.09K
URLs: Website
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Summary

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
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Useful tool
  • Helps to easily view changes for patches
  • Supports local diff files
Cons
  • Doesn't work with the latest version
  • Font color issue in dark mode
  • Settings are not permanent
Most mentioned
  • Needs to 'Allow access to file URLs' for local diffs
  • Instructions should be more clear
  • Works well with Apache Jira Patches
Recent reviews
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.
by Harsha Sridhar 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
by Raheemuddin Syed Raheemuddin Syed, 2022-01-21

Very useful extension. Instruction about allowing access to file url should be in overview.
by Vishal Ghadge Vishal Ghadge, 2020-09-23
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Safety
Risk impact

Git Patch Viewer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Git Patch Viewer if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Git Patch Viewer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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