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.
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github-pewpew▲174Pew pew needless GitHub repos, clean up your repos via CLI
2022 · its alternatives →
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Clean up your GitHub repositories in bulk
Nov 2025 · repopurger.com · its alternatives →
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octoscope▲67Your GitHub profile as a live terminal dashboard
Apr 2026 · gfazioli.github.io · its alternatives →
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2015 · octobotapp.com · its alternatives →
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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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GitHub Agent HQ▲192Run Claude, Codex & Copilot directly in GitHub & VS Code
Feb 2026 · github.blog · its alternatives →
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2017 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · gitorials.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · octohunt.com · its alternatives →
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Several months ago, I built a "stealth" feature that I could use. It hasn't been advertised, and I've been the only user. As I find it useful for myself, I believe others (software developers) may like it too. So, this is the first public post about it, and if it gets any positive feedback, I may put some time into promoting it more. In essence, given that you've opened a GitHub repo (there are ~225k of the more popular ones indexed as of now), you can replace "github" with "libhunt" within the URL, and you will find the top alternatives and related projects. For example, here are three…
2022 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I went to an ATProto meetup last week, and as a burnt-out semi-academic who hates academic publishing, I thought there might be a cool opportunity to build on Octopus (https://www.octopus.ac/), so I got a bit excited over the weekend and built Octosphere. Hopefully some of you find it interesting! Blog post here: https://andreasthinks.me/posts/octosphere/octosphere.html
Feb 2026 · octosphere.social · its alternatives →
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OctoLens▲4Browse any GitHub repository instantly — no cloning needed
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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