# Release Notifier for Github

> Fast & light-weigh unofficial "polyfill" for watching Github releases.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `release-notifier-for-github`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** CRIMX
- **Category:** alerts-updates,web-development
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-06
- **First published:** 2017-12-19
- **Size:** 181 KB
- **Data as of:** 2023-09-29
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/release-notifier-for-github/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/crimx/ext-github-release-notifier/issues](https://github.com/crimx/ext-github-release-notifier/issues)

## Description

Release Notifier for Github is a fast and light-weight Firefox add-on that serves as an unofficial 'polyfill' for watching Github releases. It checks Github releases every 15 minutes and notifies releases by browser notification. It uses Github API and takes advantage of 403 cache, while also allowing switching to atom feeds for unsupported repos.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://*.github.com/*`
- `alarms`
- `identity`
- `storage`
- `notifications`

### Content script matches

- `*.github.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: github.com
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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