OctoLinker Alternatives

OctoLinker is described as 'Browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Opera which allows you to navigate through code on GitHub more efficiently' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to OctoLinker for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari and Docker apps. The best OctoLinker alternative is Refined GitHub, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OctoLinker are GitZip, Enhanced GitHub, GitHub Folder Downloader and GitHub Hovercard.

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Alternatives list

  1. Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. GitZip icon
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    It can make sub-folder/sub-directory of github repository as zip and download it. You can also use the API if you would like to incorporate this into your own website. Clone this repository so that you will have the appropriate files. Then just call the API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  3. Chrome extension to display size of each file, download link and copy file contents directly to clipboard to GitHub repos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. GitHub Folder Downloader is a Windows desktop tool that lets you to download a single folder of a repository without cloning or downloading the whole repository.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. GitHub Hovercard provides neat hovercards for GitHub. It brings you instant access to user/repo/issue/commit information from anywhere on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  6. Simple and discreet extension that enhances GitHub's search, letting you search for repositories and people faster than ever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
     
  7. Improving GitHub's Forks list discoverability through automatic filtering. The project offers an online tool and a Chrome extension.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Online
     
  8. OpenGrok icon
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    OpenGrok is a source code search and cross reference engine. It helps programmers to search, cross-reference and navigate source code trees.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Sourcebot icon
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    Blazingly fast code search. Deployed as a single Docker image. Search million+ lines of code in your GitHub and GitLab repositories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. DownGit icon
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    DownGit lets you directly download or create download links to any GitHub public directory or file.

    8 DownGit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Octo Mate icon
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    Chrome extension for GitHub to make single file download effortless and with more features

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
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