Enhanced GitHub

Name: Enhanced GitHub
Rating: 4.5 (58 reviews)
Author: Varun Malhotra

Display repo size, size of each file, download link and option to copy file contents

As of May 2026, Enhanced GitHub has 40,000 users and a 4.50/5 rating from 58 reviews in the Developer Tools category.

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40,000

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4.50

58 reviews

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Version

6.0.0

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 30, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 30, 2026	40.0K	4.50	58	6.0.0
Now	40.0K	4.50	58	6.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: storagewebRequestwebNavigation
Host access: *://*.github.com/*

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About

Extension that provides useful features on top of GitHub Website.

FEATURES

1. Displays repo size.
2. Displays each file size in every active branch (not applicable for folder / symlink)
3. Show download link for each individual file (not applicable for folder / symlink)
4. Copy file's contents directly to Clipboard (just won't work for markdown files)
5. Download file
7. Coming soon...please suggest by opening an issue on https://github.com/softvar/enhanced-github/issues

SECURE POLICY:

Enhanced GitHub Chrome Extension doesn't collect/share/care about your data at all.
Asks for GitHub Access Token only for private repos and if Rate Limiting is your concern.

PERMISSION REQUIRED:

1. "*://*.github.com/*" - for running on github.com domain.
2. storage - for storing GitHub access token on your local system. GitHub Access token is required for private repos and for handling API rate-limiting issues.
3. webRequest - to support GitHub being a single-page-application now.
4. webNavigation - to support GitHub being a single-page-application now.

Read the detailed blog to support SPA and for requesting permissions #3 and #4 - https://medium.com/@softvar/making-chrome-extension-smart-by-supporting-spa-websites-1f76593637e8

CHANGELOG:

* Note: From v1.0.0 onwards - Click on download icon/button while pressing Alt / Cmd(for Mac)/ Ctrl(for Windows) because GitHub has stopped downloading of files directly.
* From v3.0.0 onwards, this extension wants webRequest permission so that it can properly handle SPA behavior of GitHub website.
* From v4.0.0 onwards, it support GitHub New Design.

Please check the detailed CHANGELOG - https://github.com/softvar/enhanced-github/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

OPEN-SOURCED and LICENSE:

- It's open-sourced - https://github.com/softvar/enhanced-github under MIT License

CONTACT:

For more updates, please stay tuned!
For any queries/issues - open an issue on https://github.com/softvar/enhanced-github/issues
For any query, drop me an email at [email protected]