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24 alternatives to Octotree now supports GitLab
I built Octotree a while back [1]. It's an open-source browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari) that adds IDE-like tree view to GitHub. Due to popular request, GitLab is now also supported. Hopes you will find it useful. Link to install: https://github.com/buunguyen/octotree#install-on-chrome-firefox-and-opera. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7740226
Octotree is an open-source browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari that displays an IDE-like file tree view on GitHub and GitLab repositories. It helps developers navigate code more efficiently by… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Octotree now supports GitLab launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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octoscope▲67Your GitHub profile as a live terminal dashboard
Apr 2026 · gfazioli.github.io · its alternatives →
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GitLaw▲312Git for legal docs with open-source free legal templates
2024 · git.law · its alternatives →
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OctoArt▲119Generate beautiful GitHub octocat AI images with one click
2023 · octoart.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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2015 · octobotapp.com · its alternatives →
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OctoProfile▲76Create a more informative GitHub profile
2021 · octoprofile.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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SimRepo▲275I built SimRepo, a browser extension that adds a “Similar Repositories” panel directly into GitHub repo pages (for repos with 150+ stars). It's useful for discovering related projects while browsing. It's based on a vectorized model trained on GitHub star data. Repo: https://github.com/Mubelotix/SimRepo Chrome/Firefox support, no tracking, fully open source. Would love feedback on the recommendation quality or UX!
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ExplainGithub▲184Turn hours of code reading into minutes of understanding
2025 · explaingithub.com · its alternatives →
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OctoSearch▲74Search the repositories starred by your following on GitHub
2018 · octosearch.dootech.com · its alternatives →
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The intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling teams and agents to ship trusted software at enterprise scale.
2012 · gitlab.io · its alternatives →
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Spin up a dev environment with a single click
2023 · gitpod.io · its alternatives →
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:octocat: Open source github contribution stats on your Mac OS X Menu Bar - Shikkic/gitbar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN! We're Esteban and Esteban and we are looking to get feedback for the new version of our GPT-powered, open-source code contextualizer. We're starting with a VS Code extension that indexes information from git (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket integrations available), Slack and Jira to explain the context around a file or block of code. Finally, we summarize such aggregated context using the power of GPT. As devs we know that it's very annoying to look at a new codebase and start understanding all the nuances, particularly when the person who wrote the code already left the company.…
2023 · watermelontools.com · its alternatives →
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