GitHub File Hider Add to Chrome (opens the Chrome Web Store)

Chrome extension for pull request reviews

Review the code that matters first.

Hide tests, lockfiles, and generated code in pull requests. Bring them back when you are ready.

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Free and open source. MIT license. No account.

  • Try it right here:

  • open the menu next to files hidden
  • clear Tests
  • add docs/**
  • turn off Hide in sidebar tree
  • Show all files

Add retry policy to checkout payments#1

ribeirogab wants to merge 5 commits into main

A replica built from the 25 files of the real demo pull request. Rules match paths the way the extension does. The tab still says 25 files changed, because File Hider changes only what you see.

How it works

Three steps, all inside the pull request.

Set your rules once. They apply to every repository on github.com. Each pull request then needs one click.

  1. Choose what to hide

    Turn on the Tests or Lockfiles preset, or write rules such as docs/** or **/*.sql. Rules match file paths from the repository root.

  2. Select Hide files

    The control sits in the pull request toolbar. Matching files leave the page, and the control counts them. In Manual mode, File Hider remembers the choice for that pull request.

  3. Review, then show the rest

    When you are ready, select Show all files. Your rules stay on, and the control reads Hide files again for when you want the short list back.

Screenshot

The real extension on github.com

This is GitHub File Hider on the demo pull request, with the menu open. Same files, same rules, and the same 11 files hidden as the replica above.

Open the demo pull request to try it with the extension installed.

The GitHub File Hider menu open on the Files changed page of the pull request Add retry policy to checkout payments. The toolbar control reads 11 files hidden. The Tests and Lockfiles presets are on with counts 8 and 2, one custom rule hides generated files, and Hide in sidebar tree is on.
Real extension on github.comA screenshot, not the replica. The control and its menu sit in GitHub's own pull request toolbar and follow GitHub's light and dark themes.

Features

What it does

Every rule is a path pattern. Every hidden file is one click away. Nothing else on the page changes.

  • Presets for tests and lockfiles

    Tests covers **/*.spec.*, **/*.test.* and **/__tests__/**. Lockfiles covers npm, Yarn and pnpm lockfiles. Both start off. Edit their rules, or restore the defaults.

  • Custom rules

    Write any path pattern from the repository root, such as docs/**, **/generated/**, src/config.ts or **/*.sql. Turn a rule off without deleting it.

  • Always show

    Keep one file visible while similar files stay hidden. Hide every spec file, but keep src/payments/checkout.spec.ts on the page.

  • Manual or Automatic

    Manual is the default. Every pull request starts with all files visible, and your Hide files choice is remembered for that pull request. Automatic applies your rules as soon as Files changed opens.

  • Direct links still work

    A link to a hidden file, or to a comment in it, shows that file for now. A notice says why, and a Hide again button puts it back.

  • A shorter sidebar tree

    Matching files leave the file tree too. Turn off Hide in sidebar tree to keep the tree complete, with matching files muted and marked with an eye-off icon.

  • Part of GitHub's toolbar

    The control uses GitHub's own components and follows your GitHub light or dark theme.

  • Commits too

    Works on the Files changed page of a pull request, on a single commit, and on a commit range.

Privacy

No account. No server. No tracking.

File Hider is display only. It hides files from your view and leaves the pull request as it is.

GitHub still says 25 files changed.

Settings stay in this browser
Rules and choices live in chrome.storage.local. They are not synced between devices.
Runs only on github.com
It asks for two permissions: storage and https://github.com/*.
Display only
It never changes files, comments, reviews, or the files you marked as viewed. GitHub's own counts stay the same.
Open source
MIT license. Read every line on GitHub.

Compatibility

Where it works

File Hider follows the current GitHub interface. If something looks off, open an issue.

Works on

  • Chrome
  • The current Files changed page on github.com
  • Single commit and commit range views

Not supported

  • The classic /files page
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Other browsers

Versions are named by release date, such as 2026.10.03.1. See every change in the releases.