Add GitHub Releases Tab

Add Releases tab after Code tab on GitHub repos

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

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You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

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You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Add GitHub Releases Tab
// @namespace    https://github.com/nvbangg/nvbangg-tools
// @version      1.0
// @description  Add Releases tab after Code tab on GitHub repos
// @author       nvbangg (https://github.com/nvbangg)
// @copyright    Copyright (c) 2026 Nguyễn Văn Bằng (nvbangg, github.com/nvbangg)
// @match        https://github.com/*/*
// @icon         https://github.com/favicon.ico
// @license      MIT
// ==/UserScript==

(() => {
  "use strict";

  const addReleasesTab = () => {
    const codeTab = document.getElementById("code-tab");
    if (!codeTab || document.getElementById("releases-tab")) return;

    const [owner, repo] = location.pathname.split("/").slice(1, 3);

    // Clone Code tab structure
    const li = codeTab.closest("li").cloneNode(true);
    const a = li.querySelector("a");

    // Update attributes
    a.id = "releases-tab";
    a.href = `/${owner}/${repo}/releases`;
    a.setAttribute("data-tab-item", "releases-tab");
    a.setAttribute("data-selected-links", `repo_releases /${owner}/${repo}/releases`);
    a.removeAttribute("aria-current");
    a.removeAttribute("data-hotkey");
    a.classList.remove("selected");

    // Update icon (tag icon)
    a.querySelector("svg").outerHTML = `<svg aria-hidden="true" height="16" width="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" class="octicon octicon-tag UnderlineNav-octicon d-none d-sm-inline"><path d="M1 7.775V2.75C1 1.784 1.784 1 2.75 1h5.025c.464 0 .91.184 1.238.513l6.25 6.25a1.75 1.75 0 0 1 0 2.474l-5.026 5.026a1.75 1.75 0 0 1-2.474 0l-6.25-6.25A1.752 1.752 0 0 1 1 7.775Zm1.5 0c0 .066.026.13.073.177l6.25 6.25a.25.25 0 0 0 .354 0l5.025-5.025a.25.25 0 0 0 0-.354l-6.25-6.25a.25.25 0 0 0-.177-.073H2.75a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25ZM6 5a1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0-2Z"></path></svg>`;

    // Update text
    const span = a.querySelector("span[data-content]");
    span.textContent = "Releases";
    span.setAttribute("data-content", "Releases");

    codeTab.closest("li").after(li);
  };

  addReleasesTab();
  const observer = new MutationObserver(() => setTimeout(addReleasesTab, 100));
  observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();