Question 1

How do I convert a GitHub repo to a text file?

Accepted Answer

Paste the repository URL above and the file tree appears as a checkbox list. Untick what the model does not need, generate, and you get one text file: directory structure at the top, then each selected file under a header with its path. Nothing to clone, nothing to install, free and no sign-up.

Question 2

How do I convert a private GitHub repository?

Accepted Answer

Paste a personal access token alongside the URL. Create a fine-grained token scoped to just that one repository with read-only Contents permission and a short expiry — that is the least privilege the API will accept for this. The token is used to call GitHub from your browser and is not stored on our side.

Question 3

How many tokens is my codebase, and will it fit?

Accepted Answer

The counter updates as you tick files, so you can see the number before you paste anything. As a rough guide, source code runs around 3 to 4 characters per token, so a 500 KB selection lands near 140,000 tokens. That fits a 200K context window and will not fit into a single chat message on most interfaces.

Question 4

Which files should I exclude before feeding a repo to an LLM?

Accepted Answer

node_modules, vendor, and any dependency directory first — they are usually the overwhelming majority of the bytes and contribute nothing about your code. Then lockfiles, build output, minified bundles, test fixtures, and binary assets. On a typical JavaScript project that pass alone often removes over ninety percent of the tokens.

Question 5

How does this compare to gitingest, repomix, or code2prompt?

Accepted Answer

Those are strong tools and the honest difference is workflow, not capability. They are command-line first, scriptable, and the right answer inside CI or a batch job. This runs in a browser tab with a checkbox tree, so you can see the repo, deselect what you do not want, and watch the token count move — better for the one-off case where you are still deciding what to include.

Question 6

Is it safe to put my code through this?

Accepted Answer

Public repositories are read through the GitHub API from your browser, so the code goes from GitHub to you. For anything confidential the stronger option is the local folder converter, which never uploads at all. Either way, scan your selection for API keys and credentials before pasting it into a model — that is the step people skip.

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