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Backref

By Alessio Bazzica

Turn bug-tracker IDs in GitHub code comments, PR/issue descriptions and comments, and commit messages into clickable links.

Time on the storeUnder a yearSee the exact launch date
Store users4As shown on the Chrome Web Store
Chrome Web Store ratingNot rated yetNo store ratings yet
Last store update8 May 2026Version 0.2.0, 5 months ago

How Backref is doing

Backref has been on the store for less than a year and is in the lower half of Developer Tools by users. Interest has been picking up lately.

Time on the store
Under a year

A rough range. Members see the exact launch date.

Place in Developer Tools
Lower half

By store users, among the Developer Tools extensions we track.

Recent direction
Rising

Picking up faster than the month before.

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Permissions & access

Access levelLow

Asks only for everyday access, nothing we track as sensitive.

What it’s allowed to do, not what it actually does. Not a safety rating.

Permissions 2

Standard2

  • Save its own settingsstorage
  • Run its code on pages it can accessscripting

Members also see when a new version asks for new access.

Website access 1

  • github.com
Extension ID
mikabafbdpidimofjjekgjplenpopgbb
Package size
2.05MiB
Manifest
Version 3

The maker

This is the only listing we know of from Alessio Bazzica.

Listings
1
Combined store users
≈4
Store Featured
0

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Takeaway & demand

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