Search on GitHub

Search on GitHub

Highlight text, right click, search on Github

What is Search on GitHub?
Search on GitHub is a Firefox add-on that allows you to highlight text, right click, and effortlessly search on GitHub. No need to leave your current page or perform extra clicks or copy-pasting. Stay focused on your workflow and easily access GitHub search results for selected text.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 2
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2021-01-13)
Creation date: 2021-01-12
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
Size: 27.57K
URLs: Website
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Merlin
Summary

A "Search on GitHub" item is available when you right-click some selected text you may want to query on GitHub. A new tab opens up with the GitHub search results of the highlighted text as if you would have launched the query from the original site.

Furthermore you do not necessary need to leave your current working page and/or do some extra "clicks, copy & paste or typing" usually required for such request and thus can remain focus on your workflow and the management of your very volatile short-term memory.

Safety
Risk impact

Search on GitHub is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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