# Refined GitHub

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Refined GitHub and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Browser extension that adds defaults and fixes to make GitHub's interface more usable, recommended as a free addition to the stock UI. One critic reports some features not working.

## Why people recommend it

- Makes default GitHub UI more usable (3 comments): "has some defaults that make the default view a little more tolerable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47095986)) "which fixes a lot of these problems" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46909421)) "to make the UI somewhat usable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46871227))
- Good ideas on top of GitHub (2 comments): "loads of great ideas there for the GitHub team" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47912404)) "Still worth adding on top of the stock UI." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46198629))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tampermonkey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tampermonkey.md): 16 recommend
- [Greasemonkey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/greasemonkey.md): 16 recommend
- [Violentmonkey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/violentmonkey.md): 11 recommend
- [WebUSB Extension for Firefox](https://hackerapproved.com/p/webusb-extension-for-firefox.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Refined GitHub", https://hackerapproved.com/p/refined-github/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).