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24 alternatives to Bee

Simple GitHub/JIRA issue tracking for Mac. 🐝

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bee launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bee for MacOS▲168

   Stunning Native Interface to JIRA, GitHub and Manuscript

   2018 · neat.io · its alternatives →

2. 2MN
   My new GitHub issue tracker, BugHub▲111

   2012 · bughubapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bugbot▲130

   Use GitHub Issues in Slack

   2015 · smallwins.today · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cashew▲90

   A simple Github issues macOS client

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Frankly▲101

   A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gitscout▲24

   A beautiful GitHub Issues manager for OSX.

   2016 · gitscout.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Shrink for Github▲145

   A macOS app for your Github issues

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gitscout▲307

   A beautiful Github Issues experience for macOS

   2016 · gitscout.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shrink▲94

   A little Mac app for your (Github) issues

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hawk Eye▲78

    A useful app for GitHub Notifications

    2017 · harksys.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Overv.io (beta)▲120

    We give GitHub Issues project-tracking superpowers.

    2014 · overv.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Gitify▲102

    GitHub Notifications on your desktop.

    2015 · gitify.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    JiraGPT▲101

    Search Jira issues using natural language, right from Slack

    2023 · jiragpt.tinyai.tools · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Issues▲76

    View and create Github and Bitbucket issues on iOS

    2015 · danieltull.co.uk · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Codetree (pre-launch)▲95

    Improved Github issues

    2014 · codetree.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ZenHub 2.0 ▲151

    Agile project management inside GitHub.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GitHub for Mac▲130

    The easiest way to use GitHub on Mac (new update)

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Trailer▲76

    Accelerate your GitHub workflow

    2018 · ptsochantaris.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Git Streaks▲93

    a Mac menu bar app shows your GitHub green squares.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Starlie▲104

    A fast, native Jira client for Mac

    Aug 2026 · starlie.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Codetree▲121

    Gain control over your GitHub issues.

    2015 · codetree.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Hub▲84

    Github activity in your Mac's menubar

    2015 · thehubapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Explorer for GitHub▲148

    Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone

    2016 · its alternatives →

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