PR Sift vs the GitHub Files changed page
GitHub already filters by extension and tracks viewed files. Here is what PR Sift adds for large pull requests, and what only GitHub does.
PR Sift16/16
GitHub Files changed9/16
Features below with full support count as 1, partial as ½. Checked 10 November 2026.
| Feature | PR Sift | GitHub Files changed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes: FreeFree | Yes: IncludedIncluded |
| Public source code | Yes: PolyForm ShieldPolyForm Shield | No: NoNo |
| Filter by file type | Yes: Including your own endingsIncluding your own endings | Yes: Hide by extensionHide by extension |
| Filter by change | Yes: Added, modified, deleted, renamed, with notesAdded, modified, deleted, renamed, with notes | Partly: Deleted files onlyDeleted files only |
| Combine filters | Yes: Type and change togetherType and change together | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Remember hidden types | Yes: On every pull requestOn every pull request | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Smart categories | Yes: Tests, migrations, translations, config, CITests, migrations, translations, config, CI | Partly: Code owner filterCode owner filter |
| Changed-files tree | Yes: With searchWith search | Yes: With comment and error markersWith comment and error markers |
| Collapse a whole subtree | Yes: Any folder and its childrenAny folder and its children | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Mark files and folders viewed | Yes: Files and whole foldersFiles and whole folders | Partly: One file at a timeOne file at a time |
| Progress | Yes: Files left in a ringFiles left in a ring | Yes: Bar in the headerBar in the header |
| Viewed resets on change | Yes: By file contentBy file content | Yes: YesYes |
| Private line notes | Yes: Multi-line, stay in your browserMulti-line, stay in your browser | Partly: Pending comments, private until you submitPending comments, private until you submit |
| Send notes to AI | Yes: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPTClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT | Partly: Copilot Chat can read the pull requestCopilot Chat can read the pull request |
| Split view per file | Yes: All files or one fileAll files or one file | Partly: Global setting onlyGlobal setting only |
| No account needed | Yes: Token optionalToken optional | Yes: Built inBuilt in |
From GitHub Files changed’s official pages on 10 November 2026. "Not listed" means we found nothing there, not that it is missing. Sources: docs.github.com, github.blog, github.blog, github.blog.
See it in PR Sift
Choose PR Sift if
- Hundreds of files and you want to cut the noise first.
- Type and change filters, remembered everywhere.
- Private notes you send to an AI.
- Mark a whole folder as viewed.
Choose GitHub Files changed if
- Review commit by commit.
- Filter by code ownership.
- Install nothing.
PR Sift opens on top of GitHub. Your GitHub viewed marks and comments stay as they are.
Questions
Does PR Sift replace the GitHub review?
No. You still approve, request changes and submit comments on GitHub.
Are PR Sift viewed marks the same as GitHub’s?
No. PR Sift keeps its own, tied to each file’s content.
Can a PR Sift note become a GitHub comment?
Yes. Add a token in the options and press Post to GitHub.