GitHub Extensions to Boost Your Productivity
Tags: github, javascript, productivity, webdev
Published: 2018-08-27 06:15:13

---
title: GitHub Extensions to Boost Your Productivity
published: true
description: GitHub extensions provide additional functionality and allow us to boost our productivity
tags: github,javascript,productivity,webdev
cover_image: https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/1ut2tnl2j1pykz8ntjqy.jpg
---

Here are GitHub Extensions that I use. They will enable you to improve your productivity on GitHub. Please share your favorite extensions in the comments.

---

**[Octotree](https://github.com/buunguyen/octotree) allows easy exploration of the source code within the browser through a panel on the left:**
![Octotree](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/buunguyen/octotree/master/docs/chrome-github.jpg)

---

**[github-dashboard](https://github.com/muan/github-dashboard) provides the ability to filter events on the Github.com activity dashboard**
![github-dashboard](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153134/43299617-d3e58f7c-9128-11e8-91ec-a1df1eb048a1.png)

---

**[Sourcegraph](https://about.sourcegraph.com/) allows going to definition and finding references within the code**
![Sourcegrap](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/59b2ae831cac6955e985730fa0820420839cb9fd/6cf99/products/code-intelligence/githubcodeintelligence.png)

---

**[Octolinker](https://github.com/OctoLinker/OctoLinker) allows navigating through code more efficiently by turning module imports into clickable links so you can easily view their source**
![Octolinker](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1393946/34275053-dca87148-e69b-11e7-9d8f-e43ce361755b.gif)


---

**[github-repo-size](https://github.com/harshjv/github-repo-size) displays repository size and individual file sizes on GitHub**
![Github-repo-size](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harshjv/github-repo-size/master/screenshot.png)

---

**[refined-github](https://github.com/sindresorhus/refined-github) simplifies the GitHub interface and adds several useful features**

No more jumps caused by recently pushed branches
(They are moved to the side)
![refined-github](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1402241/34099674-20433f60-e41b-11e7-8ca5-7ea23c70ab95.gif)

Reaction avatars showing who reacted to a comment
![refined-github](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1402241/34438653-f66535a4-ecda-11e7-9406-2e1258050cfa.png)

The option to wait for checks when merging a PR
![refined-github](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1402241/35192861-3f4a1bf6-fecc-11e7-8b9f-35ee019c6cdf.gif)

Clickable references to issues and pull requests
![refined-github](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/170270/25370217/61718820-29b3-11e7-89c5-2959eaf8cac8.png)

Links to an issue's closing commit or pull request
![refined-github](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1402241/35973522-5c00acb6-0d08-11e8-89ca-03071de15c6f.png)

---

**[ZenHub](https://www.zenhub.com/) is a better way to manage your GitHub Issues. It supports Multi-repo Boards, Epics, and reports - all inside of GitHub**

![ZenHub](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jp91d0gW7D9wvI7aeXtIuFLXiYq_kTMC_lZv80t9FTUE5OlmM5Rzlo8A4Ek-HC8j3mLLKJby1A=w640-h400-e365)

---

**[github-npm-stats](https://github.com/katranci/github-npm-stats) displays npm download stats on a GitHub repo**

![github-npm-stats](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0gjsw1qwSb7Dif3RL02oPcTsx2NjlkKe9NOjJL86HzyVulp7akmi2ksSuJHgXj5dJ23lP2Pa=w640-h400-e365)

---

**[npmhub](https://github.com/npmhub/npmhub) displays npm dependencies on GitHub repos**

![npmhub](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/npmhub/npmhub/master/assets/npm-hub-screenshot.png)

---

**[isometric-contributions](https://github.com/jasonlong/isometric-contributions) renders an isometric pixel art version of GitHub contribution graphs**

![isometric-contributions](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f32bf0587ce69c563b1f06e13dccffa7c74e4a2f/687474703a2f2f636c2e6c792f696d6167652f316a306a336c31523164325a2f636f6e74656e74)

---

#### If this list of extensions was helpful, ❤️ it and [follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=theoutlander).

---

{% link https://dev.to/theoutlander/build-your-own-react-boilerplate-4b8l %}

---