GitHub Hovercard

Neat hovercards for GitHub.

GitHub Hovercard - Chrome Extension for Instant GitHub Details

GitHub Hovercard is a unique and efficient Google Chrome extension designed for GitHub users. It delivers neat hovercards that present immediate access to user/repo/issue/commit information straight from GitHub. This handy tool allows seamless navigation through various GitHub data, serving as a significant timesaver for developers and GitHub users.
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Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 7,000+
Rating: 4.68
(41)
Version: 1.9.4 (Last updated: 2021-05-13)
Creation date: 2019-03-27
Risk: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • webNavigation
  • storage
  • https://github.com/*
Size: 123.90K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 11,673 ▼ 37
Other rankings
#6759 in Developer Tools ▼ 47 #20 in github keyword 58 ▲ 5

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works great and fast
  • Offers quick and easy access to all the information you need when navigating your repos
  • Brilliant extension that does exactly what it claims
  • Very convenient to use
  • Excellent functionality
Cons
  • Does not support private repositories
  • Does not reuse the color palette of the GitHub page
  • Causes slowdowns and high CPU usage when viewing source code files
  • Issues with Chrome's translation causing browser to freeze
Most mentioned
  • Works great and fast
  • Causes extreme slowdown when viewing source code files
  • Does not support private repositories
  • Brilliant extension that does exactly what it claims
  • Very convenient to use
User reviews
Works exactly as expected. Thanks!
by Suryakant Bharti, 2023-11-25
Works great and fast. Except... it doesn't reuse the color palette of the github page. This is a problem for me because I'm using Dark Reader with the dynamic bright filter for getting a somewhat recycled newspaper warm look and feel. Is it possible to reuse the colors so that it won't look that awkward? Thanks!
by Oktay Acikalin, 2022-01-15
This might be the most useful GitHub tools I've ever used! Offers quick and easy access to all the information you need when navigating your repos.
by Vyren Gray, 2020-09-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact

GitHub Hovercard requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

GitHub Hovercard has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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