GitHub Forks

https://github.com/ChillerDragon/GitHubForks Find the best fork of a github repository quickly by browsing a rich representation of the network tab.

GitHub Forks: Find the Best Fork of a GitHub Repository

GitHub Forks is a Firefox add-on that adds more data to the GitHub network tab. It allows you to easily find the best fork of a GitHub repository by displaying the stars of all forks, sorting by importance, and showing the number of commits the forks are ahead and behind.

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Add-on stats

By: ChillerDragon

Daily users: 14

Rating: 4.25

(4)

Version: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2022-10-14)

Version code: 5471630

Creation date: 2021-11-03

Firefox on Android: No

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Size: 354.38K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,728 ▼ 77

Other rankings

#54 in github keyword 58 #232 in gif keyword 75 ▲ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Android

Not available on Edge

User reviews

by 远离中共邪教快退出党团队, 2025-03-08

It appears as it just doesn't show anything additional on the forks page but if you're patient enough it will show up in 10-20 seconds or so

by Diomas, 2023-02-02

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

GitHub Forks has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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