remoto.el: Browse GitHub repos without cloning

2026-04-26 Sun 13:25:18Apr 26, 2026 · back

An Emacs package to browse Github without cloning the repository. Uses magit/ghub package for interacting with Github.

• github: agzam/remoto.el: Browse GitHub repos without cloning
• r/emacs: New package. Browse GitHub repos without cloning. : r/emacs

Installation:

(use-package remoto
  :vc (:url "https://github.com/agzam/remoto.el"))

• Downloaded to ~/.velppa/VELPA/remoto.el

• Initially it hung at attempting to decode authinfo.json.gpg file, added token manually:

  {"machine": "api.github.com", "login": "velppa^ghub", "password": "ghp_..."}
  

• Registers remote filesystem

Examples:

(remoto-browse "torvalds/linux") ;; hangs for a minute on a slow connection
(remoto-browse "https://github.com/agzam/remoto.el")
(find-file "/github:nex-crm/wuphf@main:/CHANGELOG.md")

Screenshot: