Quickly sort GitHub repository files and folders by their last commit date. Features a native UI, local preference memory, and absolute date toggles. Zero setup, zero tokens, 100% local.
🚀 Sort GitHub directories instantly with zero configuration, zero tokens, and zero API calls.
- 🕒 Sort by Recent: One-click sorting to bring the most recently modified files and folders directly to the top.
- 🔄 Restore Default: Instantly revert back to GitHub's default layout with the click of a button.
- 📅 Timestamp Toggle: Switch between relative time descriptions (e.g., "3 weeks ago") and absolute local dates (e.g.,
Jul 16, 2026, 8:30:36 PM). - ⚡ Lightweight & Fast: Absolute dates only calculate when you request them, ensuring zero performance overhead on load.
- 🎨 Seamless Native UI: Fully matches GitHub's layout and adapts to light, dark, dimmed, and high-contrast color schemes automatically.
All Chromium-based browsers are supported.
- Download & Extract: Download this repository as a ZIP file (or download the ZIP file from the Releases section) and extract it to your computer.
- Go to Extensions: Open Google Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions/. - Developer Mode: Toggle the "Developer mode" switch in the top right corner.
- Load Unpacked: Click "Load unpacked" in the top left.
- Select Folder: Choose the extracted
GitSortfolder (the directory containingmanifest.json). - Done! Open any directory on GitHub to start sorting!
When browsing files on any GitHub repository, the GitSort toolbar will appear above the file list:
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Default | Restore original folders-first alphabetical order. |
| Recent | Sort files and folders by their last commit date (newest first). |
| Timestamp / Relative | Toggle the date format on the fly. |
MIT License. Free to use and distribute.