Active GitHub Forks helps users find active forks of a specified repository.
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Useful Forks uses the GitHub API to find forks of repositories. Its page notes that API rate limits may restrict results.
About useful-forks
Useful Forks uses the GitHub API to retrieve repository metadata and find forks of GitHub projects. It can compare a fork with a chosen baseline repository by showing ahead and behind commit counts. Users can turn the CSV export button on or off, and add a personal access token to raise the API limit. Settings are saved in the browser for future queries.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Finds forks of GitHub projects
- Uses GitHub API repository metadata
- Chooses the baseline repository for ahead and behind counts
- Optional personal access token for a higher API limit
- CSV export button can be shown or hidden
- Settings saved in browser local storage
Watch out for
- Some diff modes are marked work-in-progress
- Access token is stored in browser local storage
- Requests can reach the GitHub API rate limit
useful-forks at a glance
- Website
- useful-forks.github.io
- Category
- Development › Git & Code Hosting
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Details verified
- Oct 21, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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