GitHub Code Folding

Enable code folding when viewing files in GitHub.
What is GitHub Code Folding?
"GitHub Code Folding" is a Chrome extension designed for developers that enables them to manage and navigate code on GitHub more efficiently. It introduces a feature familiar to text editors and IDEs, allowing selective hiding and displaying of sections of code, ensuring an easier code review process. This extension supports any form of indentation, be it spaces or tabs, and is continually updated for enhanced performance and user experience.

Extension stats

By: noam3127
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 5.00 (16)
Version: 0.3.3 (Last updated: 2022-07-14)
Creation date: 2019-04-10
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • *://github.com/*
Size: 1.11M

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Extension summary

Code folding - the ability to selectively hide and display sections of a code - is an invaluable feature in many text editors and IDEs. Now, developers can utilize that same style code-folding while poring over source code on the web in GitHub. Works for any type of indentation, spaces or tabs.

--- CHANGELOG --- v0.3.3

  • handle multi-level nested blocks

v0.3.2

  • don't expand previously collapsed inner block when expanding outer block
  • styling fix that prevented copying code

v0.3.1

  • remove host permission

v0.3.0

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User reviews

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Pros
  • Works as intended
  • Super responsive author
  • Active maintenance
  • Useful tool
  • Great for code organization
Cons
  • No option to collapse all at once
  • Cannot highlight line to copy folded block of code
Most mentioned
  • Does what it says
  • Useful little tool
  • Perfect
  • Super responsive
  • Active maintenance
Recent reviews
Would be nicer if we can highlight the line to copy the folded block of code, but can't fault it - it does what is says.
by Kerry Johnson, 2023-01-20

A useful little tool; works as intended.
by Franklin Yu, 2021-01-05

It would be nice to have "collapse all" in UI
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Extension safety

Risk impact

GitHub Code Folding requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

GitHub Code Folding has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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