Top 10 Chrome extensions for GitHub you should try right now!
GitHub is already great and no developer can live without it, lets add some chrome extensions to make it even greater!
Octotree
Browser extension that brings your GitHub experience to the next level.
I like this extension so much! it lets you explore the files and folders of a repository with a tree like the one in VS Code!
Isometric Contributions
Browser extension for rendering an isometric pixel art version of your GitHub contribution graph.
This extension renders your contribution graph on your profile in a nicer way! take a look.
Notifier for GitHub
Get notified about new GitHub notifications
This extension checks github API periodically and shows an icon on your browser with the notifications count, very neat!
OctoLinker
Links together, what belongs together.
Gives you the ability to go to files by clicking at their paths, not only internal files it also works for imported packages! very neat!
GitHub HoverCard
Neat hovercards for GitHub.
Show a neat hover card when you hover over an element! no need to open everything in a new page, just hover over it!
Github File Icon
A browser extension which gives different filetypes different icons to GitHub
This extension changes the default file icons in GitHub with icons that reflect the type of the file! fun!
Better Pull Request
Make GitHub Pull Requests better with a file tree view and other UX improvements
When I want to see file changes on a pull request I get lost all the time, and I need to search for a specific file with the browser search, but with this extension you can browse the changed files with a tree like VS code! really cool.
GitHub Dark
Dark GitHub style
Who doesn't like dark themes? make Github UI and code go dark with various great themes!
NOTE: this is a user style for StylishThemes, there is a standalone extension named Github dark but I prefer this one because it is more customizable, check out the details in the GitHub repo.
Awesome Autocomplete for GitHub
Add instant search capabilities to GitHub's search bar.
Powered by Algolia
Features
This extension replaces GitHub's search bar and add auto-completion (instant-search & suggestion) capabilities on:
- top public repositories
- last active users
- your private repositories
- ability to use Algolia
- your issues
Sourcegraph
Adds code intelligence to GitHub: hovers, definitions, references. Supports 20+ languages and other popular code hosts, too. The Sourcegraph extension adds code navigation and code intelligence to GitHub and other code hosts:
- Hovers with documentation and type information
- Go to definition
- Find references