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24 alternatives to GitHub Notifications

Chrome extension to show github notification

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

1. 1
   GitHub Notifier▲91

   Get GitHub notifications in Chrome

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gitify▲102

   GitHub Notifications on your desktop.

   2015 · gitify.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Refined GitHub Notifications▲69

   UI improvements for the new GitHub Notifications page

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Twitter for Github▲85

   Chrome extension to display handles on Github

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitBuzz▲70

   Stay up to date with your GitHub account

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   github-plus▲156

   Chrome Extension to display file size, download & copy link

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Volta Chrome Extension▲126

   Bring Volta experience to GitHub

   2023 · volta.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Octofication, GitHub notifications for Chrome▲9

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sourcegraph for GitHub▲97

   Browse and search GitHub like an IDE

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GitHub Reviews▲101

    A place for reviews of popular open source projects

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Githunt▲138

    Replace the new tab with trending Github projects

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hawk Eye▲78

    A useful app for GitHub Notifications

    2017 · harksys.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Githunt 2.0▲176

    Explore the top projects on GitHub 🏆

    2018 · kamran.fyi · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GitHub Repository Explorer▲82

    Explore your GitHub repositories with ease

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Github Bookmark Extension▲74

    Keep track of your favourite snippets of code on Github

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacker Tab▲123

    Replace Browser new tab with GitHub trending projects. ✨

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    GitHub Repository Size▲165

    Browser extension to show file and repo size in GitHub

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GitPigeon▲94

    GitHub notifications delivered to your Mac

    2020 · gitpigeon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Git Random▲65

    Chrome extension to replace new tab with random github user

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Neat▲196

    Supercharge your GitHub workflow

    2021 · neat.run · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dosh▲135

    Chrome notifications for Stripe

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    git:logs▲176

    The definitive list of open source resources on Github

    2016 · franksohakune.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GitHub Dark▲122

    🔦 GitHub Dark - Browse GitHub in nighttime mode 🌚

    2016 · cquanu.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    GitHub Recommender Extension▲74

    Get similar repositories on GitHub based on its description

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →