5 minute fork

5 minute fork

Adds a button to GitHub pages so with one click you can view the files of the repo hosted on the web by 5minfork.com

What is 5 minute fork?
5 minute fork is a Chrome extension that adds a '5 minute fork' button to GitHub repos. It allows you to quickly and easily clone repos hosted on the web by 5minfork.com, providing a temporary clone of repos that don't have a demo hosted by the repo owner.
Stats
Users: 39 ▲ 2
Rating: 4.20 (5)
Version: 1.0.17 (Last updated: 2015-06-29)
Creation date: 2015-06-29
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 98.00K
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Summary

5 minute fork creates a temporary clone of a github repo when the repo owner hasn't hosted their demo. This extension adds a '5 minute fork' button to github repos to quickly and easily clone.

As explained on HackerNews:

"If a github repo has an index.html file and you click on it, github will show you the source instead of the webpage. 5minfork shows you the webpage so that you can have an idea of what the repo is about."

User reviews
doesn't work any more
by Stefan Gojan Stefan Gojan, 2015-04-19

Absolutely awesome! Love this tool!
by Chris Shepherd Chris Shepherd, 2014-06-13
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Safety
Risk impact

5 minute fork is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

5 minute fork has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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