# Lovely forks

> Show notable forks of Github projects.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/lovely-forks](https://chrome-stats.com/d/lovely-forks)

## Overview

- **ID:** `lovely-forks`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** musically\_ut
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 232
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.93 / 5 (15 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.7.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2015-06-22
- **Size:** 958 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/lovely-forks/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/musically-ut/lovely-forks](https://github.com/musically-ut/lovely-forks)

## Description

Lovely Forks is a Chrome extension designed to help developers and newcomers discover notable forks of GitHub projects effortlessly. When original repositories become inactive or abandoned, development often continues on a fork, but these forks can be hard to find due to lower visibility and fewer stars compared to the original project. Lovely Forks addresses this by adding a subscript under the repository name on GitHub, linking to the most starred fork if one exists. This saves users from wasting time on outdated versions or ineffective pull requests, ensuring they stay up-to-date with the most active development branches. Ideal for developers and open-source enthusiasts seeking the latest improvements in GitHub projects.

## Rankings

- #7,644 — Overall
- #51 — effort
- #100 — project
- #180 — work
- #214 — subscriptions
- #243 — exist

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://github.com/*`
- `*://api.github.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/lovely-forks)