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Watson is an inline issue manager designed for developers who use GitHub. It allows developers to manage issues directly within their workflow rather than switching between applications. The tool integrates with GitHub… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Watson – inline issue manager with GitHub support launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Github Issue Helper▲103

   AI-powered issue summaries and solutions to save your time

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Jasper▲71

   A flexible and powerful issue reader for GitHub

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Linear▲767

   Streamlined issue tracking for software teams

   2020 · linear.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gitscout▲307

   A beautiful Github Issues experience for macOS

   2016 · gitscout.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitHub Projects▲718

   GitHub takes on Trello with new project management tools

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   My new GitHub issue tracker, BugHub▲111

   2012 · bughubapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Manuscript▲224

   A better project management tool for software teams

   2017 · ignitetech.ai · its alternatives →

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   Conversational GitHub Project Management▲78

   Track, report and automate GitHub workflows in Slack. Free

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Trello for GitHub Issues▲78

   2013 · waffle.io · its alternatives →

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    Git Butler▲105

    Automate GitHub pull request & issue workflows

    2018 · gitbutler.com · its alternatives →

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    Heupr issue labeling▲58

    Automatically categorize new issues on GitHub

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Bugbot▲130

    Use GitHub Issues in Slack

    2015 · smallwins.today · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lessnoise.app▲141

    GitHub issues & PRs as Slack digests

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PullNotifier▲361

    Improve productivity for dev teams using Github and Slack

    2024 · pullnotifier.com · its alternatives →

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    Bee for MacOS▲168

    Stunning Native Interface to JIRA, GitHub and Manuscript

    2018 · neat.io · its alternatives →

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    Hound▲89

    Code review tool for GitHub pull requests

    2014 · houndci.com · its alternatives →

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    Jasper▲6

    A flexible and powerful issue reader for GitHub

    2020 · jasperapp.io · its alternatives →

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    A tool that manages GitHub Issues from Slack▲17

    2015 · partyline.rocks · its alternatives →

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    Ship 2.0 – A macOS Native Interface to GitHub Issues▲233

    Fast, native, comprehensive issue tracking for GitHub

    2017 · realartists.com · its alternatives →

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    Codetree▲121

    Gain control over your GitHub issues.

    2015 · codetree.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub Polls▲252

    Polls for GitHub issues and readme

    2017 · gh-polls.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Git-dit – a distributed issue tracker for git▲129

    Decentralized Issue Tracking for git. Contribute to git-dit/git-dit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Gitscout▲24

    A beautiful GitHub Issues manager for OSX.

    2016 · gitscout.com · its alternatives →

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    A Django code review bot for GitHub pull requests▲105

    2020 · django.doctor · its alternatives →

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