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notwaldorf/github-canned-responses
:zzz: (inactive) Because copy pasting isn't that great.
A Chrome/Firefox extension that adds a canned-response picker to GitHub comment boxes, so you can insert pre-written replies without copy-pasting. Unmaintained since 2017 and superseded by GitHub's own Saved Replies feature, which ships natively in every account.
- Solved a real problem before GitHub did — the itch was legitimate and the implementation was early
- Small, focused codebase: a content script, a background script, and an options page — easy to read and understand how browser extensions work
- Still technically functional for anyone on an older browser or who prefers the UI this extension provides
- GitHub shipped Saved Replies natively; there is no reason to install this instead
- Last touched December 2017 — manifest.json is almost certainly Manifest V2, which Chrome has been phasing out
- No tests, no CI, the gulp build chain is long since bit-rotted
- Author explicitly says it is unmaintained; the Chrome Web Store link may or may not still resolve