Refined GitHub

Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

What is Refined GitHub?

Refined GitHub is a comprehensive Chrome extension designed to simplify the GitHub interface and add over 200 useful features. It enhances readability by linkifying issue references and URLs in the code and reducing tab size. It also enhances convenience by adding a one-click merge conflict fixers and a button for reverting changes to files in a PR. Additionally, it shows PRs that affect the current file, highlights pertinent comments, shows the first Git tag included in a merged PR, and provides a link to an automatic changelog for each tag or release. It even adds potential related pages and alternatives on 404 pages, aside from displaying the repository's age.

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By: Sindre Sorhus

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Users: 78,338 ▲ 342

Rating: 4.78 (169) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 23.12.1 (Last updated: 2023-12-02)

Creation date: 2020-07-02

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
contextMenus
activeTab
alarms
https://github.com/*
https://api.github.com/*

Size: 259.07K

Email: Click to see

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2955 ▲ 16

Other rankings

#462 in Developer Tools ▲ 2 #21 in github keyword 85 ▼ 1 #254 in touch keyword 94 ▼ 1 #296 in changelog keyword 20

Other platforms

Refined GitHub (v23.12.1)

4.79 (135) 8,884

Not available on Edge

Summary

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Highlights:

Linkifies issue/PR references and URLs in code.
Makes whitespace characters visible.
Reduces tabs’ size to 4 spaces instead of 8.
Adds one-click merge conflict fixers.
Adds reaction avatars showing who reacted to a comment.
Adds a button to revert all the changes to a file in a PR.
Adds a build/CI status icon next to the repo’s name.
Adds a button to view the source of Markdown files.
Shows PRs that touch the current file.
Highlights the most useful comment in conversations.
Shows the first Git tag a merged PR was included in.
Adds a link to an automatic changelog for each tag/release.
Adds possible related pages and alternatives on 404 pages.
Displays the age of the repository in the sidebar.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Improves productivity for regular GitHub users
Many features and constant updates
Enhances GitHub usability and interface
The feature to download directories

Cons

Can slow down Chrome
Some find it too intrusive or unnecessary
Causes bugs and errors for some users
Some dissatisfaction with default behaviors
Can break certain GitHub pages

Most mentioned

Improves GitHub interface
Has many features
Causes bugs or slows down browser
Regular updates and large community

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Safety

Risk impact

Refined GitHub may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.