# sindresorhus/notifier-for-github

Browser extension - Get notified about new GitHub notifications

Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/notifier-for-github
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notifier-for-github
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chrome-extension, github, github-extension, firefox-addon, browser-extension
Last push: 2025-06-25T12:34:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4521, "days_push": 434, "days_rel": 434, "gap_med": 139.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1984, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:02.540807+00:00)

## What it is
A browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Brave that displays GitHub notification counts in the toolbar and shows desktop notifications. It polls GitHub every minute, supports filtering by repository, and works with GitHub Enterprise.

## Use cases
- get notified of new github notifications in my browser
- show unread github notification count on toolbar icon
- receive desktop notifications for github issues and PRs
- filter github notifications by repository
- github notifications for github enterprise instance
- only show notifications for issues I participate in

## When to choose
- you want lightweight GitHub notification alerts without keeping GitHub open
- you use Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, or Brave
- you need GitHub Enterprise support
- you want per-repository notification filtering

## When to avoid
- you need fine-grained personal access token support (only classic tokens work)
- you want a full GitHub client rather than just notifications
- you need notifications outside the browser

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, webhook, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, browser-extensions
- platform: browser-extension, browser, cross-platform
- tags: github-notifications, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, desktop-notifications, github-enterprise

## Member repositories
- sindresorhus/notifier-for-github (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.540807+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:03:23.998519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/notifier-for-github (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:02.540807+00:00, sha 723467180a07)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.