Lovely forks

Show notable forks of Github projects.
What is Lovely forks?
Lovely forks is a Firefox add-on that shows notable forks of Github projects. It helps users avoid wasting effort on abandoned projects and directs them to the most popular fork with the most stars.

Add-on stats

Users: 310 ▼ -2
Version: 3.7.3 (Last updated: 2024-03-30)
Creation date: 2015-06-22
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://github.com/*
  • *://api.github.com/*
Size: 980.32K
URLs: Website

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Lovely forks (v3.7.3)
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Add-on summary

An addon to help you notice notable forks of a Github project.

Sometimes on Github, projects are abandoned by the original authors and the development continues on a fork. However, the original repository is often not updated to let new-comers see that. I have many times wasted effort on making a pull-request or installing old buggy versions of projects when the community had already moved to a fork.

To make matters worse, the old projects usually have higher search-engine traffic and a lot more stars than the forks. This makes the forks even harder to find. This addon tries to remedy that by adding a subscript under the name of the repository on the Github page of all projects with a link to the most notable fork (i.e. the fork with the most stars), if such a fork exists.

User reviews


by intMeinVoid, 2024-01-24
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Lovely forks requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Lovely forks is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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