AI product readDownload selected sub-directories and files from GitHub repositories as ZIP archives without cloning the entire repository
Developers often need only a few specific files or folders from a GitHub repository but must clone/download the entire project. GitZip eliminates this inefficiency by allowing selective, targeted downloads.
1. User browses any GitHub repository page on github.com.
2. Extension detects GitHub repo page and enables its UI (checkboxes appear on items, context menu available).
3. User selects files/folders via double-click, checkboxes, or right-click context menu.
4. User clicks the download button or context menu option.
5. Extension calls GitHub API (api.github.com) to fetch file tree and blob contents.
6. Files are zipped client-side using JSZip library.
7. Browser triggers ZIP download (single files download directly).
Optional: User can provide a GitHub API token via the extension popup to increase rate limits or access private repos.
Selective file/folder download from any GitHub repository page via double-click or checkbox selectionContext menu integration (GitZip Download) with options: Whole Repository, Current Folder, Selected Folder/File, Checked ItemsAutomatic ZIP packaging and browser-triggered download of selected itemsProgress dashboard showing real-time download statusOptional GitHub API token support to increase rate limits and access private repositoriesDark/light theme support and configurable selection behavior (double-click, checkbox, or both)
- Target users
- Software developers who use GitHub / Developers who need specific files from GitHub repos without full clone / Users browsing open-source projects who want selective downloads
- The options page (options.html) loads a React app from static/js/main.b7f29431.js which was not fully inspected, though its LICENSE.txt suggests it contains standard React/Material-UI libraries and no payment/login logic.
- The gitzip.org gettoken flow (OAuth authorization endpoint) is external and not fully auditable from the extension source alone.
MonetizationNo paid features detected
No evidence of paid features, billing, subscriptions, or gated functionality within the extension. All keyword matches for 'pro', 'license', and 'upgrade' are false positives: 'pro' matches variable names like 'project' and 'Promise', 'license' matches MIT license headers of bundled third-party libraries (FileSaver.js, JSZip), and no actual 'upgrade' keyword was found in source code. No payment platform integrations, no Stripe/Braintree/PayPal references, no premium tiers, no in-app purchase flows.
- Confidence
- 95
- Payment platform
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- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The core workflow (downloading files from public GitHub repositories as ZIP) works without any login or authentication. A GitHub API access token is optional: it increases API rate limits and enables access to private repositories. The token is obtained via GitHub OAuth through gitzip.org/gettoken/authorize/, but it is not required for the primary product use case on public repos.
utterly worthless. JUST LET ME DOWNLOAD IT, DONT MAKE ME ADD ANOTHER EXTENSION TO DOWNLOAD IT.
perfect
Collect blob urls... Check token and scopes... Bad credentials Your token is invalid, please re-login github and get token again.
i install from google store , but the version is still 1.0.3 Have developers uploaded the latest version ? by the way, it doesn't work in home page yet ,only subpage
刚安装完发现不太好用,可以打勾的的选择框始终不出现。卸载重装了几次发现还是不太行,在插件设置里修改那个选项里的‘how to select’的方式从默认的‘both’改成‘checkbox’,然后在github页面上不小心点进了子目录,发现居然有了那个一直不出现的复选框,回到上级菜单发现复选框有时有有时消失,不知道为啥,总算是能用了。希望这点折腾的经验对其他人有用吧。期待更稳定的版本。
my mac studio chrome version is 122.0.6261.94 (arm64), it dont work (same as edge)
worked before but no more now... Could you please fix it?
it`s not working for me
Likely virus. Wants access/authorizations to my GitHub repos. Uninstalling. Does not work. Cannot even download the whole repo forget about single file.
Great App! Perfectly satisfies my needs