Nifty Git Links
Open or copy links to files, lines, commits and pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps and Gitea. Right-click, share, done.
Maintained. No sign-in. No telemetry. Works in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium and other editors that use Open VSX.
Features
- Share the exact lines. Select some code, right-click, and choose Copy Link to File/Lines. You get a link like
https://github.com/acme/app/blob/4f2c…/src/api.ts#L42-L57, ready for Slack, a ticket or a code review.
- Links that don't break. Permalinks point at the exact commit, so they keep showing the right code after the file changes. If your latest commit isn't pushed yet, Nifty Git Links links to your last pushed commit instead, so the link never 404s. It tells you in the status bar when it does this.
- Markdown links. Copy Markdown Link gives you
[src/api.ts#L42-L57](https://…) for PR descriptions and docs.
- Who changed this line? Open Commit for Current Line runs git blame and opens that commit on the web.
- Blame and history on the web, for the current file.
- Create a pull request for your current branch in one click (GitHub, GitLab merge requests, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Gitea).
- Every major host, including self-hosted ones:
- GitHub and GitHub Enterprise
- GitLab (including subgroups and custom ports)
- Bitbucket Cloud
- Bitbucket Server / Data Center
- Azure DevOps (dev.azure.com and *.visualstudio.com, HTTPS and SSH)
- Gitea, Forgejo and Codeberg
- Right where you need it. In the editor's right-click menu, on the line numbers, on editor tabs, and on files in the Explorer.
Nifty Git Links uses your local git, so it works the same in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, remote SSH sessions and dev containers.
Commands
| Command |
What it does |
Open File on Remote |
Open the file (and selected lines) in the browser |
Copy Link to File/Lines |
Copy the link |
Copy Markdown Link to File/Lines |
Copy [path#Lx-Ly](https://github.com/get-nifty/feedback/blob/HEAD/url) |
Open Commit for Current Line |
Open the commit that last changed this line |
Copy Link to Commit for Current Line |
Copy that commit's link |
Open Blame on Remote |
Open the web blame view |
Open File History on Remote |
Open the file's commit history |
Open Repository |
Open the repository home page |
Create Pull Request for Current Branch |
Open the new pull / merge request page |
All commands are under Nifty Git Links in the Command Palette.
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
nifty.git-links.linkType |
permalink |
permalink (exact commit), branch (current branch) or defaultBranch (e.g. main) |
nifty.git-links.remote |
(empty) |
Remote to use. Empty means the branch's upstream, then origin |
nifty.git-links.hosts |
{} |
Self-hosted servers, e.g. { "git.acme.com": "gitlab" } |
Host types for nifty.git-links.hosts: github, gitlab, bitbucket, bitbucket-server, azure, gitea.
Install
- VS Code: search for "Nifty Git Links" in the Extensions view, or install from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
- Cursor, Windsurf, VSCodium, Kiro, Antigravity: install from Open VSX.
Privacy
This extension collects no telemetry, needs no account and makes no network requests. It only runs git locally and opens links in your browser when you ask.
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