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24 alternatives to Octomments

Using GitHub issues as a comment plugin.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Octomments launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Placeholder variables for GitHub comments and issues

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    An Open Source WYSIWYG editor for GitHub

    2020 · ckeditor.com · its alternatives →

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    Octotree▲133

    GitHub on steroids

    2019 · octotree.io · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHired▲360

    Hey HN - today I’m launching GitHired. A hiring platform that ranks developers based on what they actually build — not what they claim on a PDF. It’s called GitHired, and here’s the core idea: GitHub > Resumes Instead of trusting “proficient in React” bullet points, we analyze a candidate’s actual GitHub: their real tech stack their most complex projects how active they are what kinds of contributions they make which skills match your job description and yes, we detect fake “green square farming.” Why we built this Because engineering hiring is broken. Resumes are inflated. Activity charts…

    Dec 2025 · githired.tech · its alternatives →

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    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · app.zenhub.com · its alternatives →

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    The browser extension that supercharges GitHub comment box

    2025 · better-comments-for-github.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    BugDrop▲113

    In-app feedback that creates GitHub Issues with screenshots

    May 2026 · bugdrop.dev · its alternatives →

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    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Blogging with Github Issues. Contribute to mateogianolio/issuance development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A widget showing your github details that you can embed in any website. - surbhioberoi/github-widget

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Find the best solution to GitHub Issue

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Embed a poll in your GitHub issues

    2023 · wakatime.com · its alternatives →

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    A blazing fast comment system for your JamStack sites

    2022 · supacomments.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Octolink▲104

    Link sharing for GitHub repositories

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    An embeddable widget for all your GitHub stats and projects

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Execute any script in a GitHub issue comment. Contribute to nwtgck/actions-comment-run development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I'm a freelance web developer and got tired of the endless email chains during website QA. Clients would send screenshots with red circles, or worse, Word docs with "the button on the page with the thing." I'd spend more time decoding feedback than actually fixing stuff. So I built Commentblocks. You add a script to your staging site, send clients a link, and they click anywhere on the page to leave a comment. That's it. No signup for them, no explaining how to use it. Each comment captures the exact element, viewport size, browser, and URL. Comments show up in a dashboard or can go…

    Feb 2026 · commentblocks.com · its alternatives →

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    2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a more informative GitHub profile

    2021 · octoprofile.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    I started this as a weekend project and posted it on HN 5 years ago. 300,000 users later, I just released v4 today. Octotree [1] gives GitHub a sidebar that improves file navigation and code/pull request review. Works on Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari. Any comment or feedback is appreciated. [1]: https://www.octotree.io/

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Display GitHub code in tree format

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Gitchi▲68

    Turn GitHub pull request comments into a chat

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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