# News Feed for GitHub

> GitHub news feed notifications directly in the browser Project reference: https://github.com/julmot/news-feed-for-github

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/news-feed-for-github](https://chrome-stats.com/d/news-feed-for-github)

## Overview

- **ID:** `news-feed-for-github`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Julian Kühnel
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2016-02-25
- **Size:** 54 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/news-feed-for-github/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/julmot](https://github.com/julmot)

## Description

News Feed for GitHub is a Firefox add-on that notifies you about activities in your GitHub news feed. Stay up to date with the latest updates and changes from your GitHub connections, all conveniently delivered to your browser.

## Rankings

- #131,049 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://*.github.com/*`
- `https://*.githubusercontent.com/*`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/news-feed-for-github)