github string search icon

github string search

by davep80 · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Help find content across all git commits

Users
9
−7 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#205K
#171K among extensions
Version
1.3
updated 12 Mar 2025

Users

monthly, 2 years
0815Feb 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 9 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Feb 2025Jan 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About github string search

This chrome extension is a great tool for developers to search for a substring in a git repository. Know a repository on github.com that you want to search the repo for an occurance of a substring? This extension will search the repository (and its commit history) for what you need. This extension can also do a fuzzy search, just toggle the fuzzy search switch.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−2−18.2%00.00
30 days−7−43.8%00.00
6 months−2−18.2%00.00
1 year+2+28.6%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where github string search appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
string#40−3

Version history

4 versions recorded
1.312 Mar 2025
1.214 Feb 2025
1.112 Feb 2025
1.07 Feb 2025

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
7 Feb 2025
Size
19 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
boihfhgpajemcbhagpkhllkmkmhnbmnh

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
sidePaneltabscontextMenus

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