🏎️💨🔥 FAST Repository Search (GitHub)

## 🏎️💨🔥 FAST Repository Search (GitHub) **Instantly search and access GitHub repositories across multiple organizations with a single keyboard shortcut.** Tired of navigating through GitHub to find your repositories? GitHub Repo Quick Search is a lightning-fast Chrome extension that lets you search across all your GitHub organizations in one place—without ever leaving your current tab. ### ✨ Key Features #### 🔍 Blazing Fast Search Start typing and instantly see matching repositories from all your configured organizations. Search matches repository names, full paths (org/repo), and descriptions for comprehensive results. #### ⌨️ Keyboard-First Experience Launch the search popup with a single keyboard shortcut (`Alt+Shift+G` by default). Navigate results with arrow keys and open repositories with Enter. Fully customizable shortcuts via Chrome's extension settings. **Keyboard Shortcuts:** - `Alt+Shift+G` — Open search popup - `↑` / `↓` — Navigate through results - `Enter` — Open selected repository - `Esc` — Close popup #### 🏢 Multi-Organization Support with Whitelisting Search across unlimited GitHub organizations simultaneously. **You control exactly which organizations appear in your search results** by configuring a whitelist of organization names. Only repositories from your whitelisted organizations are fetched and displayed—keeping your search focused, fast, and clutter-free. Perfect for developers working with multiple teams, open-source projects, or enterprise environments who want to filter out the noise and only see what matters. #### 🔐 Flexible Authentication Works right out of the box without authentication (60 API requests/hour). For power users, add a GitHub Personal Access Token to unlock 5,000 requests/hour and access to private repositories. #### ⚡ Smart Caching Intelligent caching system with customizable duration (5 minutes to 24 hours) minimizes API calls while keeping your repository list fresh. Clear cache anytime with one click. #### 🎨 Beautiful Interface Clean, GitHub-themed dark mode interface that feels native to the GitHub experience. Minimal, distraction-free design focused on getting you to your repos fast. ### 🔒 Privacy & Security **Your data stays on your device.** No tracking, no analytics, no third-party servers. This extension only requests the minimum permissions needed: - **Storage** — Save your settings and cache repository data locally - **GitHub API Access** — Fetch repository information from api.github.com #### 🛡️ Install from Source for Ultimate Security For maximum transparency and control, you can install this extension directly from the source code: 1. Visit the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/venkatamutyala/chrome-extension-FAST-Repository-Search-GitHub) 2. Clone or download the repository 3. Open Chrome and navigate to `chrome://extensions/` 4. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top right) 5. Click "Load unpacked" and select the `chrome` folder **Why install from source?** - 🔎 **Full Code Transparency** — Review every line of code before installing - 🔄 **Immediate Updates** — Pull the latest changes directly from the repo - ✅ **Verify Integrity** — Ensure the code matches exactly what's published - 🧑‍💻 **Contribute & Customize** — Fork and modify to suit your needs The entire codebase is open source under the MIT License—no hidden code, no obfuscation, no surprises. ### 🚀 Quick Setup 1. Install the extension (from Chrome Web Store or source) 2. Click the extension icon or press `Alt+Shift+G` 3. Add your GitHub organization names to the whitelist (one per line) 4. (Optional) Add a Personal Access Token for higher rate limits 5. (Optional) Adjust cache duration to your preference 6. Start searching! ### 💡 Perfect For - **Multi-job professionals** — Juggling multiple roles, contracts, or consulting gigs? Seamlessly search across all your employers' organizations without constantly switching contexts. Whether you're a full-time developer with a side consulting business, a contractor working with multiple clients, or managing both your day job and freelance projects, access every repository from every organization in one unified search. Whitelist only the orgs you need—keep work and personal projects separate, or combine them all. - **Developers** working across multiple GitHub organizations - **Teams** managing repositories across different workspaces - **Open-source contributors** juggling personal and community projects - **Security-conscious users** who prefer to audit and install from source - **Anyone** who wants faster access to their GitHub repositories ### 💼 Use Case: The Multi-Org Developer Picture this: You're a software engineer at a startup during the day, take on freelance projects in the evenings, contribute to open-source on weekends, and maintain a few personal side projects. That's 4+ GitHub organizations you need to navigate daily. Without this extension, you're constantly: - Typing organization names into GitHub's search - Bookmarking dozens of repositories - Losing precious minutes context-switching between orgs **With GitHub Repo Quick Search:** Simply whitelist all your organizations once in settings. Then press `Alt+Shift+G`, type a few characters, hit Enter. You're there. Whether the repo lives in your employer's org, your client's workspace, or your personal account—it's all searchable from one place. No clutter from random orgs you've interacted with once—only the organizations you've chosen to include. ### 🛠️ Technical Details - Built with Manifest V3 for enhanced security and performance - Uses GitHub REST API v3 - Lightweight vanilla JavaScript implementation - Open source under MIT License --- **Stop clicking. Start searching. Get to your repositories in seconds.**