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24 alternatives to Gitscout

A beautiful GitHub Issues manager for OSX.

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

1. 1
   Gitscout▲311

   A beautiful Github Issues experience for macOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GitUp▲275

   The Git interface you've been missing all your life

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shrink for Github▲145

   A macOS app for your Github issues

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slack Gitsin▲115

   A beautiful Slack command line interface

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bugbot▲130

   Use GitHub Issues in Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cashew▲90

   A simple Github issues macOS client

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7S2
   Ship 2.0 – A macOS Native Interface to GitHub Issues▲233

   2017 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

8. 8WI
   Watson – inline issue manager with GitHub support▲156

   2013 · goosecode.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   DeckHub▲221

   A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tower for Mac▲128

    The leading Git client amongst professionals

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Gitsome▲118

    Supercharged Git/Shell autocompleter w/ GitHub integration

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13GA
    GitPlex – A new Git repo management server with code review▲193

    2016 · pmease.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GitHub Desktop▲252

    The New Native

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16OG
    OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97

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

17. 17AT
    A tool that manages GitHub Issues from Slack▲17

    2015 · partyline.rocks · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GitHub Polls▲252

    Polls for GitHub issues and readme

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Git Hunt▲234

    Product Hunt for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GitX▲6

    A native graphical client for git

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21MN
    My new GitHub issue tracker, BugHub▲111

    2012 · bughubapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GitItBack▲117

    See how your company stacks up against competitors on GitHub

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ZenHub for Firefox▲99

    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ZenHub 2.0 ▲151

    Agile project management inside GitHub.

    2015 · 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 →