Github Active Forks

Name: Github Active Forks
Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Author: yashx

Adds an active forks section on a Github Page

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Github Active Forks is an open-source Chrome extension that enriches your Github repository experience by adding an active forks section directly on repository pages. This extension allows users to customize the number of forks displayed (from 1 to 100) and sort them by most starred, latest commits, or the number of sub-forks — all without making extra Github API calls, helping you avoid rate limits.

Ideal for developers and open-source enthusiasts, Github Active Forks provides quick insights into the most active and influential forks of any repository right from the Github interface. Explore, track, and engage with the most impactful forks effortlessly.

Extension Developer Tools Open Source Productivity

By:

yashx

Users:

178 2

Rating:

3.75

(4)

Version:

0.0.3 Last updated: 2022-03-19

Creation date:

2021-08-19

Risk:

Permissions:

storage

Size:

170.00KB

Email:

gr*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-07

Ranking

# 58,414 ▲ 348

Other rankings

#2083 in Developer Tools ▲ 4 #114 in github keyword 39 ▲ 174

User reviews

Didn't work with either Chrome & Arc Browser.

Tu*****, 2024-10-24

Works as expected.

Ya*****, 2024-10-20

hey, this is pretty good... was looking at Lovely Forks and Useful Forks, but this may be better, you can usually see Recent and Most Starred at the same time without leaving the repo page

Ri*****, 2024-06-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Github Active Forks requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

Github Active Forks has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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