PR Sift vs Refined GitHub
Refined GitHub improves all of GitHub. PR Sift does one job: reviewing large pull requests. Many people use both.
PR Sift16/16
Refined GitHub5/16
Features below with full support count as 1, partial as ½. Checked 10 November 2026.
| Feature | PR Sift | Refined GitHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes: FreeFree | Yes: FreeFree |
| Public source code | Yes: PolyForm ShieldPolyForm Shield | Yes: MITMIT |
| Filter by file type | Yes: Including your own endingsIncluding your own endings | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Filter by change | Yes: Added, modified, deleted, renamed, with notesAdded, modified, deleted, renamed, with notes | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| 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 | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Changed-files tree | Yes: With searchWith search | Partly: Improves GitHub’s treeImproves GitHub’s tree |
| 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: Shift-click a range of filesShift-click a range of files |
| Progress | Yes: Files left in a ringFiles left in a ring | Partly: Jump to the next unviewed fileJump to the next unviewed file |
| Viewed resets on change | Yes: By file contentBy file content | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Private line notes | Yes: Multi-line, stay in your browserMulti-line, stay in your browser | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Send notes to AI | Yes: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPTClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT | Not listed: Not listedNot listed |
| Split view per file | Yes: All files or one fileAll files or one file | Partly: Unified where split does not helpUnified where split does not help |
| No account needed | Yes: Token optionalToken optional | Yes: No accountNo account |
| Beyond pull requests | Pull request files only | All of GitHub |
From Refined GitHub’s official pages on 10 November 2026. "Not listed" means we found nothing there, not that it is missing. Sources: github.com, chromewebstore.google.com.
See it in PR Sift
Choose PR Sift if
- Filter large pull requests by type, change and folder.
- Private notes and a prompt for your AI.
- Mark whole folders as viewed.
Choose Refined GitHub if
- Small improvements all over GitHub.
- Firefox or Safari.
- Keyboard shortcuts across conversations.
They do different jobs. Refined GitHub improves GitHub, PR Sift opens a focused review on top of it.
Questions
Can I use both?
Yes. PR Sift draws its own panel, so they do not conflict.
Is PR Sift based on Refined GitHub?
No. It is a separate project for the Files changed tab.