Backref
by Alessio Bazzica more by this developer →
#13,082 of 48,687 by installs on Firefox · #777 of 1,057 in web-development
Created 05/06/2026 (store-published)
Last updated 05/12/2026
Tracked since 09/06/2026
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Category: web-development
Description
Turn bug-tracker IDs in GitHub code comments, PR/issue descriptions and comments, and commit messages into clickable links.
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| Name | Daily users | Rating | |
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18,862 | 3.7 | compare |
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10,032 | 4.2 | compare |
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9,456 | 2.7 | compare |
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9,301 | 3.3 | compare |
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6,704 | 4.6 | compare |
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5,635 | 4.0 | compare |
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5,518 | 3.4 | compare |
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5,106 | 3.3 | compare |
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2,623 | 4.4 | compare |
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2,299 | 4.3 | compare |
Growth
Change in installs, scaled to each window from the real gap between crawls. A window needs a full period of history before it reports anything.
| Per | Growth | Growth % | Actual change | Measured over |
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| day | Not enough history yet | |||
| week | Not enough history yet | |||
| month | Not enough history yet | |||
| year | Not enough history yet | |||
History
Tracking since 09/06/2026. History accumulates as changes are observed — check back soon.