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.

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By: noam3127

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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

Email: nl*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 17303 ▼ 74

Other rankings

#164 in Developer Tools ▼ 2 #4 in code keyword 28 ▼ 1 #10 in github keyword 44 #12 in source code keyword 29 ▼ 1 #101 in expand keyword 6 ▼ 2

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Summary

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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

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Easy to use
Author is super responsive and actively maintains the plugin
Useful

Cons

Cannot copy the folded block of code
Doesn't have a 'collapse all' feature in UI

Most mentioned

Does what it says
Useful
Needs 'collapse all' feature in UI

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.

Kerry Johnson, 2023-01-20

A useful little tool; works as intended.

Franklin Yu, 2021-01-05

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

Vasyl Khrystiuk (msangel), 2018-04-19

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Safety

Risk impact

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