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24 alternatives to Thermal

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Thermal launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Git Heat Map – a tool for visualising git repo activity for each file▲173
Visualise a git repository by diff activity. Contribute to jmforsythe/Git-Heat-Map development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Sourcetree▲137
Simplicity and power in a beautiful Git GUI
2019 · sourcetreeapp.com · its alternatives →
3GA
Gitdot – A better GitHub. Open-source, written in Rust▲334
What works now: user signups, org creations, private/public repos, and importing GitHub repositories (both as read-only mirrors and full migrations). So basically, you can create, push and pull to a repo, but we don't have many features quite yet (issues, PRs, CI). What is a bit unique is: 1) we built it in Rust and 2) the website is a little odd. Its design is inspired by CLIs (e.g., fzf, broot, vim) instead of web apps, and as such, lacks some affordances that you might typically expect in favor of keyboard-driven instant navigations (we have the very ambitious goal of an FCP of…
Jun 2026 · gitdot.io · its alternatives →
4
GitHub Desktop▲252
The New Native
2017 · desktop.github.com · its alternatives →
5
Git2Log▲219
Turn your Git commits into a beautiful changelog for free
2024 · productlift.dev · its alternatives →
6
git-fire▲75
One command to back up every Git repo you have; and more!
Apr 2026 · git-fire.com · its alternatives →
7
GitJin▲116
GitHub repos, issues, and PRs in one clear dashboard
Dec 2025 · gitjin.com · its alternatives →
8
GitSpo▲112
Measure & engage your open-source community
2020 · its alternatives →
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Gitorials – Tutorials as Git Repos▲147
2017 · gitorials.com · its alternatives →
10
GitUp▲275
The Git interface you've been missing all your life
2015 · gitup.co · its alternatives →
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Git Draw allows you to draw pictures directly into your GitHub heat map▲91
Allows you to draw in your github heatmap. Contribute to ben174/git-draw development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
RelaGit▲229
Your graphical git client, reimagined
2024 · rela.dev · its alternatives →
13
Git Begin▲236
Start contributing to open source projects with ease
2024 · gitbegin.theenthusiast.dev · its alternatives →
14GA
GitPlex – A new Git repo management server with code review▲193
2016 · pmease.com · its alternatives →
15
Statistical tool for analyzing a Git repository▲120
▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in git repository. - git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
16
Git Smart Commit▲63
Generates smart to-do comments for Git changes
2023 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →
17
gitconvex▲66
A web based UI client for managing git repositories
2020 · gitconvex.com · its alternatives →
18
git:logs▲176
The definitive list of open source resources on Github
2016 · franksohakune.com · its alternatives →
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Git Draw▲90
Allows you to draw in your github heatmap
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Gut▲98
An easy-to-use git alternative to version-control your code
2023 · gut-cli.dev · its alternatives →
21
GitPress▲120
A blog writing tool based on GitHub, designed for developers
2019 · quaily.com · its alternatives →
22
GitX▲91
Private notes for open source project maintainers
2020 · its alternatives →
23
GitStory▲75
Internet Git's time machine
2022 · gitstory.app · its alternatives →
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Simple way to access various statistics in Git repository▲74
▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in git repository. - git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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