Inline preview for Videos, Audio, Office docs, Fonts and 3D Models on GitHub. Stop forced downloads forever!
Users
36
+6 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#123K
#102K among extensions
Version
2026.3.5
updated 24 Mar 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:36 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About GitHub Raw Previewer
Kill GitHub's "View Raw" forever. Native inline preview for various media and document formats.
Tired of downloading files just to see what's inside them? GitHub Raw Previewer instantly prevents forced browser downloads and injects an elegant, native media player and document viewer directly into your GitHub code tabs!
Supported Features:
✓ High-Def Video: Play popular video formats seamlessly inline.
✓ Lossless Audio: Listen to your music tracks and audio assets directly.
✓ Microsoft Office: View Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations without leaving GitHub.
✓ Complex Images: Support for multiple high-quality graphic formats.
✓ Native 3D Models: Fully interactive embedded 3D viewer for web models.
✓ Web Typography: Live interactive font sandbox to test typography assets.
How it works:
Simply navigate to any supported file in a GitHub repository. Instead of the default "View raw" screen with a forced download, this extension gracefully intercepts the request and instantly renders the media right inside the GitHub UI.
Features:
- 🔒 Zero Data Collection: Operates strictly locally in your browser. No external servers or telemetry.
- ⚙️ Fully Customizable: Fine-tune exactly which categories to preview or download natively via the elegant popup UI.
- ⚡ SPA Compatible: Perfectly handles GitHub's modern seamless single-page navigation.
- 🌈 Native Integration: Blends flawlessly into GitHub's UI.
Say goodbye to a cluttered Downloads folder. Experience GitHub the way it was meant to be.
Growth
Window
Users
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Ratings
Rating
7 days
−2
−5.3%
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30 days
+6
+20.0%
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0.00
6 months
+30
+500.0%
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0.00
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