# refined-github/refined-github

:octocat: Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

Repository: https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/refined-github
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chrome-extension, github, github-extension, userstyle, firefox-addon, browser-extension, safari-extension
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:32:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3852, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 25, "gap_med": 10.0, "n_releases_24m": 53}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 31990, forks 1869 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.319483+00:00)

## What it is
Refined GitHub is a browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds many quality-of-life features. It supports Chrome, Firefox (including Android), Safari, and GitHub Enterprise.

## Use cases
- improve the github ui
- add missing features to github
- remove github interface annoyances
- customize github experience in my browser
- make github easier to use
- enhance github with browser extension

## When to choose
- you use GitHub daily and want a cleaner, more productive interface
- you want hundreds of small UX fixes without configuring anything
- you need support for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and GitHub Enterprise

## When to avoid
- you don't use GitHub or prefer GitHub's stock interface
- you need features to work outside a browser
- you rely on GitHub's exact default UI for automation or screenshots

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: browser-extension, developer-tools, ui-components
- domain: developer-tools, version-control, browser-extensions
- platform: browser-extension, browser, cross-platform
- tags: github, chrome-extension, firefox-addon, safari-extension, userstyle, ux-improvements, typescript

## Member repositories
- refined-github/refined-github (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.319483+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 2026-08-29T16:52:12.793347+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/refined-github/refined-github (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.319483+00:00, sha 9f599efdfba8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.