Git LFS AlternativesVersion Control Systems and other similar apps like Git LFS

Git LFS is described as 'Git Large File Storage (LFS) replaces large files such as audio samples, videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the file contents on a remote server' and is a Version Control system in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Git LFS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Git LFS alternative is GUN, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Git LFS are git-annex, iroh, gitfs and Yjs.

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  1. GUN icon
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    GUN is an open source, realtime, graph database written entirely in JavaScript and built using peer-to-peer algorithms, making it surprisingly fault tolerant and easy to get started with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • GUN is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Git LFS.

    • GUN is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Git LFS.

    • GUN is Free and Open SourceGit LFS is also Free and Open Source
  2. git-annex icon
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    git-annex allows managing files with Git , without checking the file contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due to limitations in memory...

    8 git-annex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • git-annex is the most popular Web-based alternative to Git LFS.

    • git-annex is Free and Open SourceGit LFS is also Free and Open Source
  3. iroh icon
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    Iroh is a protocol for syncing & moving bytes. Bytes of any size, on any device. At its core, it's a peer-2-peer network built on a magic socket that establishes QUIC connections between peers. Peers request and provide blobs of opaque bytes that are incrementally...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    • Docker
     
  4. gitfs icon
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    gitfs is a FUSE file system that fully integrates with Git. You can mount a remote repository’s branch locally, and any subsequent changes made to the files will be automatically committed to the remote.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Yjs icon
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    Yjs is a CRDT implementation that exposes its internal data structure as shared types. Shared types are common data types like Map or Array with superpowers: changes are automatically distributed to other peers and merged without merge conflicts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. DVC icon
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    Data Version Control or DVC is an open-source tool for data science and machine learning projects. Key features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Ori is a distributed file system built for offline operation and empowers the user with control over synchronization operations and conflict resolution. We provide history through light weight snapshots and allow users to verify the history has not been tampered with.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Loro icon
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    Loro uses Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to resolve parallel edits. By utilizing Loro’s data types, your applications can be made collaborative and keep the editing history with low overhead.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Automerge icon
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    A JSON-like data structure (a CRDT) that can be modified concurrently by different users, and merged again automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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