# Octotree - GitHub code tree

> GitHub on steroids

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `octotree`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Team Octotree
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 2,489
- **Weekly downloads:** 16
- **Rating:** 4.76 / 5 (238 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-28
- **First published:** 2014-05-13
- **Size:** 3.52 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/octotree/)
- **Website:** [https://www.octotree.io](https://www.octotree.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/octotree/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/octotree/privacy/)

## Description

Octotree is a powerful browser extension designed to supercharge your GitHub code review and exploration process. It brings an IDE-like code tree to GitHub, allowing developers to navigate large repositories easily with folder and file search support. Octotree supports GitHub dark mode and works seamlessly with private repositories, enhancing user experience without compromising security.

The extension enables bookmarking of repositories, files, issues, and pull requests to streamline workflows. Its high performance ensures smooth operation across projects of any size. Advanced PRO features include customizable file icon themes, code font settings, unlimited bookmarks, pull request code review capabilities, multiple GitHub account support, and GitHub Enterprise compatibility. Octotree values user privacy, requiring GitHub access tokens only for private repository access or API rate limit exceedance, storing tokens solely in browser storage for authentication.

## Rankings

- #1,940 — Overall
- #206 — Web Development
- #4 — github
- #18 — code
- #31 — codes
- #38 — qr code

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://api.github.com/*`
- `https://www.octotree.io/*`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`

### 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, octotree.io
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find Octotree to be a very useful and helpful extension that improves navigation of GitHub code repositories with a clean and intuitive interface. However, some users note that the extension involves paywalls or requires payment, which may be a drawback for some.

### Pros

- Very useful and good to use
- Helpful extension that enhances GitHub user experience
- Clean and well-designed interface

### Cons

- Mentions of being payware or having a paywall

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