GitHub Thread Expander

Expand hidden GitHub conversations with a single click. GitHub Thread Expander finds visible Load more controls on supported GitHub pages and opens the hidden comments, replies, and timeline items for you.

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Features

• Expands hidden thread sections in batches of up to 10
• Asks before continuing when more hidden threads remain
• Waits for GitHub to finish loading before looking for more threads
• Shows live progress in the extension popup
• Remembers the current page's status for the browser session
• Avoids running while an unsaved comment or review draft is open
• Uses safety limits to prevent an expansion loop from running indefinitely

Supported pages

The extension works on GitHub:

• Pull requests
• Issues
• Repository and organization discussions

Install from source

1. Download or clone this repository.
2. Open chrome://extensions in a Chromium-based browser.
3. Enable Developer mode.
4. Select Load unpacked.
5. Choose this repository's root directory.

Usage

1. Open a supported page on github.com.
2. Select the GitHub Thread Expander icon in the browser toolbar.
3. Select Expand hidden threads.
4. If more threads remain after 10 expansions, select Continue expanding to load the next batch.

If you have an unsaved comment or review draft, save or discard it before running the extension.

Permissions

The extension requests only the permissions needed for its popup-driven workflow:

• activeTab - accesses the current tab after you open the extension
• scripting - runs the thread-expansion logic on the active GitHub page
• storage - keeps progress and result messages for the current browser session

The extension has no background service and does not make its own network requests or transmit user data. Page information required by the extension is processed locally. See the privacy policy for details.

Development

This is a Manifest V3 browser extension built with plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No build step or external dependencies are required.

After changing the source, open chrome://extensions and select the extension's reload button. Refresh any GitHub tab you are using to test the updated code.