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Best alternatives to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab: reviews, users and permissionsBest Developer Tools extensions

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab today

≈10K users4.9★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago7 permissions

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Material Icons for GitHub

    Material icons for the file browser of popular websites like GitHub, Azure, Bitbucket etc.

    ≈20K users4.9★ from 105 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 7)
    Material Icons for GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    Gitako - GitHub file tree

    File tree for GitHub, and more than that.

    ≈9K users4.9★ from 80 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Updated more recently
    Gitako alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Refined GitHub

    Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

    ≈100K users4.8★ from 272 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago7 permissions
    • About 10× more users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Updated more recently
    Refined GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    GIFs for GitHub

    Easily search and add a GIF into any GitHub comment box.

    ≈8K users4.6★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
    GIFs for GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    Open GitHub in IDE

    Open GitHub files links in your IDE

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 7)
    Open GitHub in IDE alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    Le Git Graph - Commits Graph for GitHub

    A browser extension that displays the git graph for any GitHub repository.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 4 months agoNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 7)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Le Git Graph alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Bolt to GitHub

    Automatically process your Bolt project zip files and upload them to your GitHub repository.

    ≈2K users4.1★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago10 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 7)
    Bolt to GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  8. 8

    Enhanced GitHub

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

    ≈30K users4.4★ from 59 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions
    • About 3.0× more users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 7)
    Enhanced GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  9. 9

    Atom Material Icons

    Atom Material Icons for Web (GitHub, BitBucket, Gitee, Azure and GitLab)

    ≈9K users4.6★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago11 permissions
    • A similar number of users to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Rated 0.3 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (11 vs 7)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Atom Material Icons alternativesCompare side by side
  10. 10

    Octotree - GitHub code tree

    GitHub on steroids

    ≈200K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 20× more users than File Icons for GitHub and GitLab
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 7)
    Octotree alternativesCompare side by side

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab?

By users, the most popular alternative is Octotree - GitHub code tree with ≈200K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Material Icons for GitHub.

Which File Icons for GitHub and GitLab alternative has the best rating?

Material Icons for GitHub has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings.

Is there a File Icons for GitHub and GitLab alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Le Git Graph - Commits Graph for GitHub asks for 0 permissions, against 7 for File Icons for GitHub and GitLab.

How many alternatives to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to File Icons for GitHub and GitLab on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.