Share Filters

Share one filter

This is actually just the query you'll be sharing, the name etc won't share. Nothing special, this is Github's default behaviour.

Prerequisites

  • You must have the filter applied that you wish to share the query for.

You

  1. Copy your current URL, paste it to a friend 🦋.

Your Friend

  1. Open the URL.
  2. Create a filter if wishing to save it.

Share multiple filters

Prerequisites

  • You need to have backed up your filters to a Gist, via the Backup Beta feature.
  • Your friend needs to enable the Import Beta feature.

You

  1. Copy the Gist URL or ID of your GSF backup.
  2. Paste it to your friend.

Your Friend

  1. Copy the Gist URL/ID.
  2. Open the Filters menu & click Import filters.
  3. Paste the Gist URL/ID into the input provided.

    IDs and URLS you enter here will be auto-cached for you to refer to again, you may delete these cached IDs at any time.

  4. Select all the filters you wish to import and click the Import filters button.
  5. The imported filters should now appear in the Filters menu.
Search saved filters...
Bugsis:open label:bug
Saved Global Filters2
High bugs is:open label:bug label:highMy closed items this month assignee:@me closed:>2022-05-01 closed:<2022-06-01
Saved Repo Filters3
My Chores is:open label:chores assignee:@me Enhancements is:open label:enhancement Opened this week is:issue is:open created:>2022-05-16
Default Filters
Everything assigned to you is:open assignee:@me Everything mentioning you is:open mentions:@me Open issues and pull requests is:open