Open Source GitHub Alternatives

The best open source alternative to GitHub is GitLab. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GitHub and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GitHub are Gitea, Codeberg, Gogs and Forgejo.

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  1. Mergify icon

    Mergify

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    Mergify is an automation tool for developers using the GitHub platform. You define rules, and Mergify automatically merge pull requests whenever they're ready.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    klaus

     10 likes

    The first Git web viewer that Just Works™.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    The first web browser Git that just works ™. - I would argue UP!

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    • klaus is Free and Open SourceGitHub is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. GitCenter icon

    GitCenter

     8 likes

    Git Center is a decentralized hosting platform for Git repositories. We provide several collaboration features such as bug tracking for every project, and private and public repositories for free. Join us by creating a new repository.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • ZeroNet
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  5. Freshcode icon

    Freshcode

     2 likes

    freshcode.club attempts to substitute Freecode which shut down in June 2014. It's emulating the look and feel, and summarizes Open Source projects and their releases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    git-ipfs-rehost

     5 likes

    A script to rehost your git repos in IPFS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    repo.or.cz

     1 like

    repo.or.cz is a public Git hosting site. Create a project in a snap, publish your development, give others push access and let anyone have a look and contribute. Alternatively, if you just see a random git:// URL fly by and want to check it out, or you have limited bandwidth or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    GNU patch

     3 likes

    Patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced by the diff program and applies those differences to one or more original files, producing patched versions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. LibreCores icon

    LibreCores

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    A place to meet the community of open source hardware developers and find open source hardware designs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Gitrec icon

    Gitrec

     1 like

    Get repository recommendations on Github.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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