lazygitjesseduffield/lazygit
Simple terminal UI for gitPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 84k+2.2k / 90dMITcommit 2 weeks ago82worth
Open-source alternatives to Tower
Tower is a graphical desktop Git client for macOS and Windows. Developers use it to visually manage repositories, commits, branches, and merges.Tower is made by fournova Software GmbH. It is not open source. These 11 open-source projects do the same job, closest first.
Compare at a glance
| Project | Type | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lazygit | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 84k | |
| Harness Open Source | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 39k | |
| Gitea | Web, Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 59k | |
| Git | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 64k | |
| Bruno | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 48k | |
| yaak | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 19k | |
| OneDev | Docker / self-host | Yes | MIT | 15k | |
| Alacritty | Desktop | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 66k | |
| NebulaGraph | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 12k | |
| Maccy | Desktop | Not listed | MIT | 22k | |
| DesktopCommanderMCP | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 10k |
The alternatives
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Brunousebruno/bruno
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yaakmountain-loop/yaak
Desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, and gRPCPersonalAPI toolsDesktop★ 19kMITcommit yesterday74worth
OneDevtheonedev/onedev
All-in-one development platformPersonalEnterpriseGit hostingInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-host★ 15k+173 / 90dMITcommit 10 hours ago70worth
Alacrittyalacritty/alacritty
Fast, GPU-accelerated terminal emulatorPersonalDeveloper toolsDesktop★ 66k+676 / 90dApache-2.0commit 4 days ago74worth
NebulaGraphvesoft-inc/nebula
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Maccyp0deje/Maccy
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DesktopCommanderMCPwonderwhy-er/DesktopCommanderMCP
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