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24 alternatives to GitHub Desktop Beta using Electron

Redesigned cross-platform version of GitHub desktop and Atom

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GitHub Desktop Beta using Electron launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   GitHub Desktop▲252

   The New Native

   2017 · desktop.github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Electron 1.0▲647

   Build cross platform desktop apps

   2016 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GitHub for Atom▲312

   Git and GitHub integration right inside Atom

   2017 · github.blog · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Atom v1.0▲423

   The modern & hackable text editor from GitHub

   2015 · github.blog · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitHub Desktop▲29

   A new way to contribute from your desktop

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gitify▲102

   GitHub Notifications on your desktop.

   2015 · gitify.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Github▲216

   Build software better, together.

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Board For GitHub▲293

   A webview based GitHub project app with native features

   2017 · justinfincher.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Electron▲15

   Cross platform desktop application shell

   2015 · electronjs.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GitHub for Mac▲130

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

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Freetime▲159

    GitHub open source project manager

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Volta▲176

    Supercharged GitHub Experience

    2023 · volta.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GitHub Reviews▲101

    A place for reviews of popular open source projects

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sourcegraph for GitHub▲97

    Browse and search GitHub like an IDE

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Anaxi Web - For GitHub▲105

    Making GitHub the best software project management platform

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ZenHub.io - for Open Source and Academic Projects▲111

    Project Management Inside GitHub – Free for open-source + …

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Explorer for GitHub▲148

    Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Hub▲84

    Github activity in your Mac's menubar

    2015 · thehubapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Github Enterprise 2.0▲141

    A faster, more flexible GitHub Enterprise.

    2014 · enterprise.github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GitPoint▲92

    GitHub in your pocket

    2017 · gitpoint.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ZenHub 2.0 ▲151

    Agile project management inside GitHub.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23OG
    OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97

    2017 · open-source.now.sh · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Cross-Platform GitHub Action▲76

    I've created a GitHub Action for running commands on multiple platforms. This includes platforms that GitHub Actions don't natively support. It currently supports FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. OpenBSD can run on x86-64 and ARM64, the other operating systems run on x86-64. Some of the features that are supported include: * Multiple operating system with one single action * Multiple versions of each operating system * Allows to use default shell or Bash shell * Low boot overhead * Fast execution * Runs on both macOS and Linux runners Compared to similar solutions like…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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