---
title: "Open GitHub in IDE – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 4.22 by 9 people. Version 1.2.3, updated 2023-09-23. Requests 1 permission."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned"
---

# Open GitHub in IDE

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 4.22 from 9 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 22:40 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #17,733 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Developer Tools: #1,538 of 27,615

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Open GitHub files links in your IDE

- Extension ID: `bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned`
- Developer: [Louis-Marie Michelin](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u65b1e1a9140a940b4c6a210e6b6e5db8)
- Trader status: Not declared a trader under EU law
- Category: [Productivity › Developer Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/developer)
- First published: 2019-06-05
- Last updated: 2023-09-23
- Version: `1.2.3`
- Size: 208 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Website: `https://lmichelin.fr/`
- Support page: `https://github.com/lmichelin/open-github-links-in-ide/issues`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/open-github-in-ide/bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fbmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 1,000 | 4.22 | 9 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://github.com/*`: github.com

### Browser features

- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 22:40 UTC; next check around 2026-10-01.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Open GitHub in IDE” (bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned,
  title   = {Open GitHub in IDE (bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/bmifnnfmccmleigpaolofacllndmfned},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

---

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