Compare PR Sift
PR Sift next to GitHub and other pull request extensions, feature by feature, from their official pages.
| Feature | PR Sift | GitHub Files changed | Refined GitHub | Octotree | File Tree Filter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes: Free | Yes: Included | Yes: Free | Partly: PR tree needs Pro, $35 a year | Partly: $4.99 once |
| Public source code | Yes: PolyForm Shield | No: No | Yes: MIT | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Filter by file type | Yes: Including your own endings | Yes: Hide by extension | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Search by name | Yes: Yes |
| Filter by change | Yes: Added, modified, deleted, renamed, with notes | Partly: Deleted files only | Not listed: Not listed | Partly: Lines added and removed per file | Not listed: Not listed |
| Combine filters | Yes: Type and change together | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | No: One pattern at a time |
| Remember hidden types | Yes: On every pull request | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Smart categories | Yes: Tests, migrations, translations, config, CI | Partly: Code owner filter | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Changed-files tree | Yes: With search | Yes: With comment and error markers | Partly: Improves GitHub’s tree | Partly: In Pro | Partly: Filters GitHub’s tree |
| Collapse a whole subtree | Yes: Any folder and its children | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Yes: Yes | Not listed: Not listed |
| Mark files and folders viewed | Yes: Files and whole folders | Partly: One file at a time | Partly: Shift-click a range of files | Partly: Shows GitHub’s marks, in Pro | Not listed: Not listed |
| Progress | Yes: Files left in a ring | Yes: Bar in the header | Partly: Jump to the next unviewed file | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Viewed resets on change | Yes: By file content | Yes: Yes | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Private line notes | Yes: Multi-line, stay in your browser | Partly: Pending comments, private until you submit | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Send notes to AI | Yes: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT | Partly: Copilot Chat can read the pull request | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| Split view per file | Yes: All files or one file | Partly: Global setting only | Partly: Unified where split does not help | Not listed: Not listed | Not listed: Not listed |
| No account needed | Yes: Token optional | Yes: Built in | Yes: No account | Partly: Free account for some features | Yes: No account |
Yes Partly No Not listedFrom official pages, 10 November 2026.
- PR Sift vs GitHub Files changedWhat PR Sift adds on top of the page you already use.
- PR Sift vs Refined GitHubA focused review tool next to a broad GitHub upgrade.
- PR Sift vs OctotreeFree pull request filters next to a code tree with a paid PR mode.
- PR Sift vs File Tree FilterCombined filters and notes next to one glob pattern at a time.