Best alternatives to Star History (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Star History, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Star History alternatives, compared
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Git History Browser Extension
Agrega un botón a github para ver el historial del archivo / Add a button to github to see the file history
≈4K users4.8★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 2
GNOME Shell integration
This extension provides integration with GNOME Shell and the corresponding extensions repository https://extensions.gnome.org
≈700K users3.8★ from 328 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago5 permissions- About 117× more users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
- Listed under Accessibility
- 3
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- About 1.7× more users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 4
TechStack: Show Github Repo Tech Stack
The extension will display the tech stack of the Repo when the user visits a GitHub Public Repo.
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- 5
Sourcegraph
Connect Sourcegraph to GitHub. Open repos, compare revisions and search code directly from Chrome's Omnibox for faster development.
≈70K users4.4★ from 169 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago3 permissions- About 12× more users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Github Html Preview
Instantly preview HTML files on GitHub with our Chrome extension. One-click preview and easy access!
≈3K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Aviator Chrome Extension
Show Aviator MergeQueue status on GitHub
≈3K users3.8★ from 4 ratingsUpdated in the last day5 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
- 8
GitHub Recommender
Get similar repositories on GitHub page
≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratings1 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than Star History
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Google Apps Script GitHub Assistant
Manage your gas code with github/github enterprise/bitbucket/gitlab
≈40K users4.5★ from 109 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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DotGit
An extension for checking if .git is exposed in visited websites
≈10K users4.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago10 permissions- About 1.7× more users than Star History
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 2)
Star History alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Star History?
By users, the most popular alternative is GNOME Shell integration with ≈700K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Git History Browser Extension.
Which Star History alternative has the best rating?
Google Apps Script GitHub Assistant has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 109 ratings.
Is there a Star History alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Le Git Graph - Commits Graph for GitHub asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Star History.
How many alternatives to Star History are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Star History 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.