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24 alternatives to Gitter

free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gitter launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1GC
   Gitter – Chat for GitHub▲243

   2013 · gitter.im · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Freetime▲159

   GitHub open source project manager

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sidecar by Gitter▲158

   Embed a public chat room into your website

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   DevSpace▲173

   Tweetdeck for GitHub

   2016 · devspace.sh · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gitty 2▲68

   Everything you love about GitHub, right in your pocket.

   2014 · gittyapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CodebaseChat▲207

   Create a GPT chatbot for any GitHub repo in just 30 seconds

   2023 · codebasechat.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slackroulette▲122

   Chat with Slackers

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Omniref▲144

   Stackoverflow for Github

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GitHub Chat▲120

   Chat with any github repository, file or wiki

   2025 · githubchat.spacehendrix.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hello Tech Pros: GitHub's Anti-Harassment Tools▲61

    and the open source Codes of Conduct

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GitHub Chat▲10

    Chat within GitHub

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    DeckHub▲221

    A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

    2016 · getdeckhub.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HubPress▲124

    A web application to build your blog on GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GitPoint▲92

    GitHub in your pocket

    2017 · gitpoint.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Beautiful Open▲132

    Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

    2014 · beautifulopen.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TalkToGitHub▲58

    Turn GitHub repositories into conversations

    2025 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rocket.Chat▲152

    Your own open source Slack-like chat

    2015 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Frankly▲101

    A dashboard of issues and PRs across GitHub repositories.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slinky▲110

    Your slack links — organized!

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ZenHub 2.0 ▲151

    Agile project management inside GitHub.

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Software Engineering Daily - Gitter, the chat client for developers▲60

    Gitter founders talk engineering, focus, product

    2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GitGo▲134

    Free private version control

    2014 · topnhacaiuytin.lat · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Flows▲135

    Chat Without Internet

    2014 · 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 →