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refined-github vs SingleFile
refined-github has 32,179 GitHub stars, 1,911 forks, 80 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SingleFile has 22,416 stars, 1,410 forks, 101 open issues and last shipped yesterday. refined-github leads on adoption by 44% (32,179 vs 22,416 stars). refined-github is written in TypeScript under MIT; SingleFile is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. refined-github has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, SingleFile 6%. SingleFile was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (chrome-extension, firefox-addon), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| refined-github | SingleFile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick refined-github if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SingleFile if
- You want the SingleFile feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and SingleFile fits your workflow better
About refined-github
Refined GitHub is an MIT licensed browser extension written in TypeScript that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features, built for developers and teams who spend their working day inside GitHub and want the small missing conveniences fixed without waiting for the platform itself to change.
read the full refined-github overview →
About SingleFile
SingleFile is a web extension, and also a command line tool, that saves a complete web page into a single HTML file. It is written in JavaScript and released under the AGPL 3.0 license, and it lives in the browser extension ecosystem, with builds published for Chrome, Firefox (desktop and mobile), Microsoft Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Brave, Waterfox, Yandex browser, and Opera. The project has been developed for roughly sixteen years and is distributed through the extension stores of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge, as well as through manual installation from the project archive.
read the full SingleFile overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is refined-github or SingleFile more popular?
refined-github has 32,179 GitHub stars and SingleFile has 22,416. refined-github has the larger community by that measure.
Are refined-github and SingleFile free?
Both are open source. refined-github is licensed under MIT and SingleFile under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between refined-github and SingleFile?
refined-github is written in TypeScript and SingleFile in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, refined-github or SingleFile?
Choose refined-github if you want the larger community (32,179 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose SingleFile if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.