Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Octopurge — GitHub repo deletion CLI

Mass delete GitHub repos from your terminal

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
github-pewpew▲174
Pew pew needless GitHub repos, clean up your repos via CLI
2022 · adrianmato.com · its alternatives →
2
Octolink▲104
Link sharing for GitHub repositories
2022 · its alternatives →
3
Octohub▲127
The missing app for GitHub
2015 · its alternatives →
4
GitHub CLI▲408
GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool
2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →
5
Repo Purger▲6
Clean up your GitHub repositories in bulk
Nov 2025 · repopurger.com · its alternatives →
6
octoscope▲67
Your GitHub profile as a live terminal dashboard
Apr 2026 · gfazioli.github.io · its alternatives →
7
OctoSearch▲74
Search the repositories starred by your following on GitHub
2018 · octosearch.dootech.com · its alternatives →
8
RepoSweeper▲57
I built this in 2018 as a school project to bulk delete GitHub repos. It got 25k views on Medium and ~10k users organically, then I basically ignored it for years. Recently I dug into GitHub's community discussion board and some low hanging fruit for feature additions — archive, visibility changes, collaborator cleanup. GitHub's answer was always "use the API." So I built the UI. RepoSweeper now does: - Bulk archive / unarchive - Bulk visibility (public ↔ private) - Bulk collaborator add/remove - Staleness scoring so you know what to act on first - Handles 100+ repos with…
2024 · reposweeper.com · its alternatives →
9OY
Octobot – Your Friendly GitHub Status App▲37
2015 · octobotapp.com · its alternatives →
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Octotree▲133
GitHub on steroids
2019 · octotree.io · its alternatives →
11
Octobot▲68
Your friendly GitHub status app.
2015 · its alternatives →
12
OctoProfile▲76
Create a more informative GitHub profile
2021 · octoprofile.vercel.app · its alternatives →
13
OctoArt▲119
Generate beautiful GitHub octocat AI images with one click
2023 · octoart.vercel.app · its alternatives →
14
Repo Remover▲78
Archive or delete multiple GitHub repos with a single click.
2019 · reporemover.xyz · its alternatives →
15MW
My weekend project, del.icio.us for github projects▲11
2013 · octomarks.io · its alternatives →
16
Ghuser.io – Complete GitHub profiles▲157
:octocat: Better GitHub profiles. Contribute to ghuser-io/ghuser.io development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
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 →
18
GitHub Repository Card for Every Web Site▲166
:octocat: GitHub Repository Card for Any Web Site. Contribute to nwtgck/gh-card development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Octohunt▲106
find developers on github
2016 · octohunt.com · its alternatives →
20
RepoList▲92
Generate wordlists from Github repositories
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
GitCleanup▲79
Cleanup your GitHub by deleting old repositories.
2020 · its alternatives →
22
I'm Creating a GitHub Repo Quality Bot▲58
:cop: GitHub Bot For Validating Pull Request Mergability Requirements and Issues Structure - Schachte/Git-Enforcer
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
23OF
Octohunt – Find Developers on GitHub▲16
Octohunt allows you to search GitHub
2016 · octohunt.com · its alternatives →
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Octoview▲71
The missing preview feature for GitHub
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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