GitHub Hovercard Alternatives

GitHub Hovercard is described as 'Provides neat hovercards for GitHub. It brings you instant access to user/repo/issue/commit information from anywhere on GitHub' and is an app in the web browsers category. There are nine alternatives to GitHub Hovercard for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Windows and Safari apps. The best GitHub Hovercard alternative is Refined GitHub, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GitHub Hovercard are GitZip, Enhanced GitHub, GitHub Folder Downloader and Awesome Autocomplete for GitHub.

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  1. Refined GitHub icon

    Refined GitHub

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    Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. GitZip icon

    GitZip

     3 likes

    It can make sub-folder/sub-directory of github repository as zip and download it. You can also use the API if you would like to incorporate this into your own website. Clone this repository so that you will have the appropriate files. Then just call the API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  4. Enhanced GitHub icon

    Enhanced GitHub

     2 likes

    Chrome extension to display size of each file, download link and copy file contents directly to clipboard to GitHub repos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  5. GitHub Folder Downloader icon

    GitHub Folder Downloader

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    GitHub Folder Downloader is a Windows desktop tool that lets you to download a single folder of a repository without cloning or downloading the whole repository.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Awesome Autocomplete for GitHub icon

    Awesome Autocomplete for GitHub

     1 like

    Simple and discreet extension that enhances GitHub's search, letting you search for repositories and people faster than ever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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  7. OctoLinker icon

    OctoLinker

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    OctoLinker is a browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Opera which allows you to navigate through code on GitHub more efficiently.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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  9. Useful Forks icon

    Useful Forks

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    Improving GitHub's Forks list discoverability through automatic filtering. The project offers an online tool and a Chrome extension.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Online
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  10. DownGit icon

    DownGit

     Like

    DownGit lets you directly download or create download links to any GitHub public directory or file.

    8 DownGit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Octo Mate icon

    Octo Mate

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    Chrome extension for GitHub to make single file download effortless and with more features

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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