Gource Alternatives

Gource is described as 'Software projects are displayed by Gource as an animated tree with the root directory of the project at its centre. Directories appear as branches with files as leaves. Developers can be seen working on the tree at the times they contributed to the project' and is an app in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Gource for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Gource alternative is keifu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Gource are GitHub Visualizer, Git Visualizer, CodeFlower and Codeology.

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  1. keifu icon

    keifu

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    keifu is a terminal UI tool that visualizes Git commit graphs. It shows a colored commit graph, commit details, and a summary of changed files, and lets you perform basic branch operations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • BSD
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    • keifu is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Gource.

    • keifu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Gource.

    • keifu is Free and Open SourceGource is also Free and Open Source
  2. GitHub Visualizer icon

    GitHub Visualizer

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    Visualize history of repository changes for GitHub repos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • GitHub Visualizer is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Gource.

    • GitHub Visualizer is Free and Open SourceGource is also Free and Open Source
  4. Git Visualizer icon

    Git Visualizer

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    Provides an at-a-glance overview of the repository structure. Finer details can be explored via zooming and tooltips. It makes exploring large and complex projects a breeze.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. CodeFlower

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    CodeFlower visualizes source repositories using an interactive tree. Each disc represents a file, with a radius proportional to the number of lines of code (loc). All rendering is done client-side, in JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Codeology icon

    Codeology

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    Codeology from Braintree creates beautiful, animated art from GitHub code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. code_swarm icon

    code_swarm

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    code_swarm shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or documents and transfers them into the central project repository. Both developers and files are represented as moving elements.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Repography

     1 like

    Repography is a web app which creates data visualizations for your Git repos. You can use our command line script to try out Repography on any Git repo, or install GitHub app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Github Visualize

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    A beautiful way to visualize GitHub repo activity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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