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: 80,000+

Rating: 4.80 (182) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 24.4.9 (Last updated: 2024-04-11)

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: 266.24K

Email: si*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 3001 ▼ 16

Other rankings

#517 in Developer Tools #3 in github keyword 44 #155 in features keyword 24 ▲ 25

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Refined GitHub (v24.4.9)

4.80 (145) 8,511+

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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

Very useful
Super helpful
Excellent extension
Love this extension!!
Vast amount of features

Cons

Doesn't work for me at all
Does slow things down
Not the expected functionalities

Most mentioned

Can't live without it anymore
Great extension
Useful
Features
Bug fixes

Recent reviews

love love love it. One of the first extensions I install when setting up a dev laptop

Ian Edington, 2020-07-20

Overall the extension is just great!!

Zachary Whaley, 2020-06-27

Almost everything you wanted out of GitHub, but didn't know you can get it. Also awesome support from devs: https://github.com/sindresorhus/refined-github/issues/

Stanislav Bytsko, 2019-10-28

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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.