Star History

Star History

A chrome extension showing star history graph of current GitHub repository

What is Star History?
'Star History' is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your GitHub experience. Upon visiting any GitHub repository, the extension provides a visual depiction of that repository's star history. Built as an extension of star-history.com, it provides an easy and effective way to gauge the popularity and progress of different repositories. Whether you’re a developer seeking insights or a curious tech enthusiast looking to explore trends, Star History is a handy tool for all.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.92 (12)
Version: 2.0 (Last updated: 2022-02-07)
Creation date: 2020-02-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
Host permissions:
  • https://api.github.com/
Size: 803.84K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

Extension of https://star-history.com. When you visit a GitHub repo, this extension allows you to see its star history.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Useful
  • Simple and elegant
  • Works well
Cons
  • No repo comparison
  • Lacks extra features
Most mentioned
  • Useful
  • Works well
Recent reviews
Very useful, thanks!
by Pankaj Kabra Pankaj Kabra, 2024-01-18

LOVE this!
by Farzad Majidfayyaz Farzad Majidfayyaz, 2023-11-23

Super-nice :3
by fperson fperson, 2023-01-24
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Safety
Risk impact

Star History is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Star History has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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