GitHub Look-Around

Lightning-fast command palette for GitHub repos, PRs, and issues.

A Chrome/Firefox extension that adds a command palette to GitHub so you can jump to repos, pull requests, and issues without losing your flow. It syncs your GitHub data in the background, shows rate-limit awareness, and stays out of the way until you hit the shortcut.

What it does

• Toggle the overlay with Cmd+Shift+K (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+K (Linux/Windows) from any GitHub page.
• Fuzzy search across repos, PRs, and issues with a single input and ghost-text suggestions for the top hit.
• Filter to just your contributions or items you have visited; per-repo badges show PR/issue counts at a glance.
• Popup panel shows sync status, rate limits, and lets you reload or jump to options.

Demo

Video demo coming soon - check back for a live demo!

View more on the Chrome Web Store →

Why this palette?

• GitHub's feature-preview Command Palette is heavier and broader; GitHub Look-Around stays lightweight and focused on fast search + navigation.
• Everything is reactive: as soon as sync finishes, repo/PR/issue results update without reloading GitHub.
• Quick hop back to recent places (visited filter), inspired by the fast-switcher experience in modern IDEs.

Download & Links

• Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/github-look-around/dfccngcojkfnbjmocdicmobjhhkbopco
• Firefox Add-ons: Coming soon (track progress)
• Landing page: https://amberpixels.io/git-look-around
• Source & updates: https://github.com/amberpixels/git-look-around
• Keyboard shortcuts: chrome://extensions/shortcuts lets you remap the toggle command if you prefer a different combo.
• Questions or support? Open an issue on GitHub.

Coming soon

• Firefox support - tested, release packaging in progress
• VIM mode - modal hotkeys for faster keyboard-only navigation

Under the hood

• Built with Vue 3 + WXT; background workers index your GitHub repos, pull requests, and issues for fast local filtering.
• Content script mounts the command palette UI directly on GitHub; the popup detects the current repo and lets you force a sync if needed.
• Icons and branding come from the extension bundle; keep assets under /git-look-around/ when updating this page.

Development

• Requirements: Node 18.17+ (or 20+), pnpm 9+.
• Install deps: pnpm install
• Dev: pnpm dev (Chrome) or pnpm dev:firefox
• Build: pnpm build or pnpm build:firefox