Refined GitHub

Chrome extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

We use GitHub a lot and notice many dumb annoyances we'd like to fix. So here be dragons.

Our hope is that GitHub will notice and implement some of these much needed improvements. So if you like any of these improvements, please email GitHub support about doing it.

Highlights

Mark issues and pull requests as unread (They will reappear in Notifications)
Linkifies branch references in pull requests
Linkifies issue/PR references in issue/PR titles
Adds a 'Releases' tab to repos (g r hotkey)
Adds user avatars to Reactions
Adds a quick edit button to the readme
Shows current filename in the sticky pull request header
Shows user's full name in comments
Improves readability of tab indented code
Adds a 'Copy' button to the file view
Adds a shortcut to quickly delete a forked repo
Adds ability to collapse/expand files in a pull request diff
Adds option to view diffs without whitespace changes (d w hotkey)
Adds links to patch and diff for each commit
Differentiates merge commits from regular commits
Adds a Copy button to gist files
Easier copy-pasting from diffs by making +/- signs unselectable
Shows the reactions popover on hover instead of click
Supports indenting with the tab key in textareas like the comment box (Shift Tab for original behavior)
Automagically expands the news feed when you scroll down
Hides other users starring/forking your repos from the newsfeed
Prompts you when pressing Cancel on an inline comment in case it was a mistake
Moves the dashboard organization switcher to the right column
Adds a Trending link to the global navbar. (g t hotkey)
Removes annoying hover effect in the repo file browser
Removes the comment box toolbar
Removes tooltips
Copy canonical link to file when the y hotkey is used
~~Adds blame links for parent commits in blame view~~ Implemented by GitHub

And lots more...

Screenshots

Dashboard

Repo

Reactions

Comment box

Install

Install it from the Chrome Web Store or manually.

Contribute

We're happy to receive suggestions and contributions, but be aware this is a highly opinionated project. We're not interested in adding options as it's a slippery slope into adding it for everything. Users will always disagree with something. That being said, we're open to discussing things.

Safari version
Refined Twitter - Like this, but for Twitter
Refined Wikipedia - Like this, but for Wikipedia
Notifier for GitHub - Shows your notification unread count
Hide Files on GitHub - Hides dotfiles from the file browser
Show All GitHub Issues - Shows both Issues and Pull Requests in the Issues tab
Contributors on GitHub - Shows stats about contributors
Twitter for GitHub - Shows a user's Twitter handle on their profile page
GifHub - Quickly insert GIFs in comments
Octo Linker - Navigate across files and packages
Awesome browser extensions for GitHub - Awesome list
GitHub +1 - Shows total count of +1 comments and hides them
OctoEdit - Markdown syntax highlighting in comments

Community tweaks

Stuff that didn't get included, but might be useful.

Quickly edit files in the repo file browser

Customization

While this project is highly opinionated, this doesn't necessarily limit you from manually disabling functionality that is not useful for your workflow. Options include:

(CSS Only) Use a Chrome extension that allows injecting custom styles into sites, based on a URL pattern. Stylist is one such tool. Example
Clone the repository, make the adjustments you need, and load the unpacked extension in Chrome, rather than installing from the Chrome Store.

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