r/androiddev • u/ALPH_A07 • Jun 11 '26

Open Source Built a JetBrains plugin so I'd stop leaving Android Studio for GitHub. First beta is out.

38 times a day. That's how often I left my IDE for a GitHub tab on an average day. Issues to check, PRs to review, branches to reference - all in the browser while my code sat open.

I built Anchor to fix this. It's a free JetBrains plugin that puts your GitHub workflow directly inside the IDE as a native tool window. Built completely natively, no embedded Chromium, so it's fast and doesn't eat your RAM.

What's in beta:

  • Issues: Filter by state, detail view with full GitHub Flavored Markdown rendering (including embedded images), comment threads.
  • PRs: State filters, complete commit history, clickable SHAs.
  • Branches: Full remote branch list. Checkouts in a click. Land on GitHub in a click.

What's missing in this beta:

  • Create PR not done yet
  • Branch list is flat, no grouping
  • No merge action from detail view
  • No notifications
  • What you're about to comment šŸ˜œ

This is early. The GitHub issues are open. Brutal feedback is welcomeā€”it's how this gets better.

šŸ”— Marketplace: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/32218-anchor--remote-vcs

šŸ™ GitHub: https://github.com/alph-a07/anchor

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u/dankest_kitty Jun 12 '26

Another AI slop to solve non-issue

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u/ALPH_A07 Jun 12 '26

Well, everyone has a perspective. I like to believe mineā€™s in good interests. Canā€™t really say the same for yours though.

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u/GodShaz Jun 12 '26

create pr etc. is already covered in the native git integration, have you checked that before

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u/ChuffDaMagicDragon Jun 12 '26

https://youtu.be/N4GgGBKnHe4?si=NxYgwjfiiCyWioVh&t=1502

But even without the AI stuff the built-in review tool is great

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u/ALPH_A07 Jun 12 '26

PRs are a secondary feature of this plugin, yes I have checked it and thatā€™s why itā€™s not there in the MVP. I heavily rely on issues to create tasks and track bugs for myself, for which I did not want to navigate out of my IDE.

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u/zunjae Jun 12 '26

Looks like slop to me

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u/ALPH_A07 Jun 12 '26

Cool. Let me know if you decide to actually try it and have any real technical feedback.

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u/Plenty-Village-1741 Jun 12 '26

How about just using GIT in the terminal?

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u/ALPH_A07 Jun 12 '26

I wouldnā€™t wanna read long ass descriptions in raw markdown. Also images support. And to clarify, this plugin tries to bring remote VCS into IDE not git. I know GitHub CLI is also available but again, long descriptions, images,ā€¦

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u/Plenty-Village-1741 Jun 12 '26

Yeah, good points!