# Refined GitHub

> Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds many useful features.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `refined-github-`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sindre Sorhus
- **Category:** web-development,appearance
- **Daily users:** 9,400
- **Weekly downloads:** 121
- **Rating:** 4.87 / 5 (201 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2017-05-25
- **Size:** 721 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/refined-github-/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github](https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/refined-github-/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/refined-github-/privacy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #804 — Overall
- #77 — Web Development
- #119 — Appearance
- #3 — github
- #7 — define
- #12 — defi

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `alarms`

### Host permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `github.com`
- `gist.github.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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