# GitHub ## Useful Github Features ### Github Web-based editor Pressing the dot (.) key while browsing any repository on GitHub will open the web-based editor. Change the URL from github.comto github.dev will open the web-based editor. ### Generating README files automatically. There is a handy tool called **readme.so** that can help you create and customize your READMEs easily. It is a simple editor wherein you simply need to click on a section to edit the content and the section gets added to your readme. ### a profile-level README You can also customize your GitHub profile page to include information that you would like to showcase. The Github profile Readme is a public repository containing a README.md file and appears at the top of your profile page. All the content you want to showcase on your Github page should be included in this README.md file. ### Octotree Octotree is a browser extension that enhances GitHub code review and exploration. It helps you navigate directories and open files with a familiar tree-like structure. ### Octoclairvoyant Octoclairvoyant is a tool to filter and compare GitHub changelogs across multiple releases in a single view. It makes it easy to spot which version introduced specific changes, along with a host of other advantages. ### Github URL Shortener Github has its own URL shortener called Git.io to shorten the URL of any Github repository. ### Magic Markdown tables Table-magic is an open-source tool that allows you to easily and quickly convert between several table formats, including CSV, TSV, Markdown, SQL, and HTML.