Refined GitHub

Name: Refined GitHub
Rating: 4.8693 (199 reviews)
Author: Sindre Sorhus

By: Sindre Sorhus

Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds many useful features.

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Features & Capabilities

Refined GitHub is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your GitHub experience by simplifying its interface and adding numerous useful features. It addresses common annoyances on GitHub and supports GitHub Enterprise as well.

Key features include adding CI/build status icons, hiding empty tabs, customizing default sort orders, adding handy navigation links, keyboard shortcuts like starring repos, displaying repository age, showing open PRs on forks, downloading entire folders, improved file editing capabilities, and many UI improvements such as sticky sidebars. Refined GitHub makes managing repositories faster and more intuitive without clutter.

For a full list of features and updates, users can visit the official repository. This extension empowers developers to navigate and manage GitHub effectively with improved usability and productivity.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

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Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

26.6.7 Last updated: 2026-06-07

Version code:

6296336

Creation date:

2017-05-25

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

https://github.com/*
https://api.github.com/*

Content scripts matches:

github.com
gist.github.com

Size:

664.71KB

Email:

si*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 798

Other rankings

#78 in Web Development

#115 in Appearance ▼ 1

#3 in github keyword 31

#6 in define keyword 10

#12 in defi keyword 33

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Refined GitHub (v26.6.7)

100,000 4.79

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Developed by:

Sindre Sorhus

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/refined-github-/

Email:

si*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github

Permission Change History

2025-05-18: Version 25.4.8 → 25.5.18

Remove Optional permissions: *://*/*

2024-10-14: Version 24.10.11 → 24.10.14

Add Host permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

Add Optional host permissions: *://*/*

Remove Permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

2024-06-25: Version 24.6.21 → 24.6.25

Remove Host permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

Remove Optional host permissions: *://*/*

Add Permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

2024-06-21: Version 24.6.14 → 24.6.21

Add Host permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

Add Optional host permissions: *://*/*

Add Permissions: scripting

Remove Permissions: https://github.com/* https://api.github.com/*

User Reviews

Both reviews express strong positive sentiment: users find Refined GitHub to be an excellent, high-quality extension that meaningfully improves GitHub for development. No recurring complaints appear across the reviews.

Pros

Consistently praised as a high-quality, excellent add-on.
Seen as very useful or essential for development—improves GitHub usability and workflow.

Cons

Recent reviews

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Is Refined GitHub Safe?

Risk impact

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Refined GitHub requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: github.com
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Risk likelihood

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Refined GitHub is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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