Git History for Firefox

Git History for Firefox refers to a browser extension that allows you to quickly browse the visual commit history of any file hosted on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. Instead of scrolling through text-heavy commit logs, it integrates directly into your browser to display changes using a dynamic, interactive animation. Key Features

One-Click Redirection: The Git History Extension for Firefox adds a native button to your browser toolbar. When viewing a file on a supported Git platform, clicking the button instantly redirects you to the visual timeline.

Interactive Animations: It uses the githistory.xyz web application underneath, displaying how code lines were added, modified, or deleted over time through fluid animations.

Platform Support: Works seamlessly across the major repository hosting platforms: GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. How to Install and Use It

Install the Extension: Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Store and click Add to Firefox.

Navigate to a File: Open any code repository file on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

Open Git History: Click the extension’s icon in your toolbar, or click the custom button added directly to the page’s file action menu. Useful Alternatives

If you are looking for different ways to visualize repository history right inside Firefox, consider these open-source tools:

Manual URL Tweaking: You do not actually have to download anything to use this service. Simply replace github.com with github.githistory.xyz in your browser address bar while viewing a file to trigger the tool.

GitHub Git Graph (Le Git Graph): If you need to visualize branch networks, merges, and entire commit trees graphically rather than a single file’s history, this extension builds an interactive tree graph directly onto your GitHub interface.

Are you trying to track changes in a specific public repository, or are you looking to use this extension with your own private repositories? Git History – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)