# Open GitHub in IDE

> Open files in VSCode or PHPStorm directly from GitHub, assuming the repository you are working on is cloned on your computer. When a fragment of a file is displayed, your IDE opens the file and puts the cursor at the desired line.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-github-in-ide](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-github-in-ide)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-github-in-ide`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Louis-Marie Michelin
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 40
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-23
- **First published:** 2019-07-21
- **Size:** 217 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-github-in-ide/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/lmichelin/open-github-links-in-ide/issues](https://github.com/lmichelin/open-github-links-in-ide/issues)

## Description

Open GitHub in IDE is a Firefox add-on that allows you to open files in your IDE directly from GitHub. It supports popular IDEs like VS Code and PhpStorm, assuming the repository is cloned on your computer. When a file fragment is displayed, your IDE opens the file and puts the cursor at the desired line.

## Rankings

- #17,844 — Overall
- #40 — fragment
- #41 — github
- #112 — cursors
- #117 — cursor
- #147 — open vpn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `*://localhost/*`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: localhost, github.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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