GitHub Release Downloads

This extension displays the number of downloads GitHub releases have on the releases page.

GitHub Release Downloads - Chrome Extension

GitHub Release Downloads is a Chrome extension that adds current download counts to the releases page on GitHub for custom release artifacts using the GitHub API. It makes it easier for users to access the number of downloads for each asset attached to a release.
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Extension stats

Users: 487
17
Rating: 4.33
(9)
Version: 1.3.4 (Last updated: 2023-01-17)
Version code: 1.3.4
Creation date: 2020-05-30
Manifest version: 2
Size: 16.14K
URLs: Website

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GitHub Release Downloads (v1.3.4)
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This extension displays the number of downloads GitHub releases have on the releases page. Adds current download counts to the releases page on Github for custom release artifacts using the GitHub API.

GitHub tracks the number of downloads for all assets (files) that are attached to a release, but GitHub currently makes it very hard for users to get at this information.

Initial release blog post: https://addshore.com/2015/04/github-release-download-count-chrome-extension

Code: https://github.com/addshore/browser-github-release-downloads Support me: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/addshore

User reviews

It....doesn't work? I went on the "Releases" page of multiple projects and nothing showed up. There was ONE SINGLE TIME where a "9" appeared, waaaay off to the right of the name of the package. Then a down arrow waaaay off to the right of *THAT*. Then I refreshed again, and both the 9 and the arrow disappeared, back to displaying nothing. Weird. It doesn't work in Incognito mode, either. Well. Sometimes it does. If I refresh on a Releases page and get lucky, just like in normal browser mode. Overall, it's super buggy to the point where it usually just doesn't do anything. Windows 11 Chrome Version 111.0.5563.64 (Official Build) (64-bit)
by Wade Murdock, 2023-03-11

Please add kiwi browser chromium for android support
by Zedroid, 2023-01-07

Does not seem to work as of October 2022.
by Madis, 2022-10-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

GitHub Release Downloads requires very minimum permissions.

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