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24 alternatives to Minimalistic “Fork Me on GitHub.”

Minimalistic "Fork me on GitHub". Contribute to muhammadmuzzammil1998/OctoCSS development by creating an account 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. Minimalistic “Fork Me on GitHub.” launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A cleaner alternative to the “Fork Me on GitHub” ribbon▲45

   A fresher "Fork me on GitHub" callout. Contribute to tholman/github-corners development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I made a tool that made me faster at Git▲551

   simple terminal UI for git commands. Contribute to jesseduffield/lazygit development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I built a website that shows you active GitHub forks▲5

   Contribute to tom-doerr/github_fork_info development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Octohub▲127

   The missing app for GitHub

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Octolink▲104

   Link sharing for GitHub repositories

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Potatoe Squeezy▲142

   Support github contributors with crypto

   2025 · potatoesqueezy.xyz · its alternatives →

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   ForkForensics – recovers a deleted GitHub repo's history from forks▲5

   Contribute to siris9476/forkforensics development by creating an account on GitHub.

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I started a repo for sharing algorithm implementations▲52

   Everything that would be here is in the README. I hope this gets big, it has tons of potential.

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Your GitHub feed as notifications in your desktop▲6

   github feed as notifications in your desktop. Contribute to kessler/node-octofications development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Yourself, in Every Light▲5

    Contribute to almakit/alma development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hack your GitHub green lawn and get a job▲11

    Get your lawn bushy. Contribute to qb0C80aE/jobhunting development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Octarchive – Back up all repos on a GitHub account locally▲6

    Hey HN! I just released Octarchive, a simple tool to back up all repos on a GitHub/Gitea account to a local folder written in Go. If you're worried about loosing your FLOSS work, but are can't keep up with manually mirroring all the repositories, this might be the tool you're looking for. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Help me writing a list of tools for a decentralized web▲9

    List of decentralized tools. Contribute to decentralizedweb/decentralized-tools development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Initial release of Octopass to manage linux users with GitHub org/team▲6

    Octopass brings GitHub's team management to your Linux servers. No more manually managing /etc/passwd or distributing SSH keys — just add users to your GitHub team, and they're ready to SSH into your servers. - linyows/octopass

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Octodex – Find People on GitHub▲8

    2015 · octodex.me · its alternatives →

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    GitHub▲12

    Pyali786/tutorial-py

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    LLMdantic: Structured Output Is All You Need▲8

    Structured Output Is All You Need! Contribute to 0xfirattamur/llmdantic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The Super Tiny Compiler, in Go▲6

    Like The Super Tiny Compiler, but in Go. Contribute to hazbo/the-super-tiny-compiler development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Send Me a Secret▲9

    Contribute to ostrowr/send-me-a-secret development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MiniForth – A Minimal Forth▲6

    A minimal Forth Interpreter. Contribute to davidjade/MiniForth development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I want to fix Durable Execution▲6

    Contribute to maxnorth/rhythm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I trained a recurrent neural network in JavaScript to draw dick doodles▲5

    GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I created a tool to mintor when GitHub repositories are trending▲9

    You can also register to the tool here: https://gitup.dev

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Share private GitHub repos by auto-generated URL and paywall▲8

    Morning HN. I had an issue recently where I wanted to share some private Github repositories with a larger audience than usual (25k+) on Youtube and was simply considering making my code public. Came up with an idea to build a middleman service that handles user access/management, generate share links and even paywall individual repos. Thought I might as well share here in case there's another dev out there who might be interested in sharing a private repo. Keen to get any feedback as I'm currently building

    2024 · repobear.com · its alternatives →

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