GitHubRepo Plugin for PowerToys Run

This is a plugin for PowerToys Run that allows to search for GitHub repositories then open in your default browser.

Features

Search repo with query: query

Search repo with user: user/repo

Search repo with default user: /repo

If authtoken is set, it will list all the repositories the token has access to. Otherwise, it will list all the public repositories of the default user.

Context menu

• Open issues: Open the issues page of the repository Ctrl+I.
• Open pull requests: Open the pull requests page of the repository Ctrl+P.

Settings

• Default user: The default user to search for when typed /.
• GitHub auth token (optional): The GitHub auth token to use for better rate limiting and access to private repo. You can generate a fine-grained token with read access to metadata. Detailed instructions here.

Installation

1. Download the latest release of the from the releases page.
2. Extract the zip file's contents to %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins
3. Restart PowerToys.

Usage

1. Open PowerToys Run (default shortcut is Alt+Space).
2. Type gr followed by your search query.
3. Select a search result and press Enter to open it in browser.

Building

1. Clone the repository and the dependencies in /lib.
2. run dotnet build -c Release.

Debugging

1. Clone the repository and the dependencies in /lib.
2. Build the project in Debug configuration.
3. Make sure you have gsudo installed in the path.
4. Run debug.ps1 (change $ptPath if you have PowerToys installed in a different location).
5. Attach to the PowerToys.PowerLauncher process in Visual Studio.

Contributing

Localization

If you want to help localize this plugin, please check the localization guide