Alternatives to GitLight

A free, open-source desktop app that collects GitHub and GitLab notifications in a Kanban-style view. Notes say what changes if you switch.

11 alternatives

Most similar to GitLight first.

  • Neat

    A macOS menu bar app that shows GitHub and Linear notifications on the desktop.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    Neat is a free macOS menu bar app pairing GitHub with Linear notifications and full keyboard navigation, but it drops GitLab and is not open source.

  • CatLight

    A tray app that alerts developers about CI builds, pull requests and issues from many services.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    CatLight is a paid, proprietary tray app for Windows and macOS that combines build, pull request and issue alerts from many services into one prioritized list.

  • Forge Sparks

    A Linux desktop notifier for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea and Forgejo notifications.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Forge Sparks adds Gitea and Forgejo alongside GitHub and GitLab, but it is a Linux-only notifier without a Kanban view or browser version.

  • Trailer

    A menu bar app that tracks GitHub pull requests and issues across repositories with notifications.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOSCommand line

    Trailer tracks GitHub pull requests, issues and CI status on macOS, iOS and the terminal, but drops GitLab support and is not open source.

  • DevHub

    DevHub organizes GitHub notifications, issues, pull requests, and activity into customizable columns.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

  • Gitify

    A menu bar app that shows your GitHub notifications on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Gitify is open source and runs on macOS, Windows and Linux in the menu bar, but it covers GitHub only and is built on Electron rather than Tauri.

  • Lotus

    macOS app for sorting, filtering and working through GitHub notifications in a focused inbox.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    Lotus is a free macOS inbox for GitHub notifications with a screener and work hours split, but it does not handle GitLab and is not open source.

  • Octobox

    A web app for triaging and managing GitHub notifications, hosted or self-hosted.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

  • CCMenu

    A Mac menu bar app that shows the status of builds on CI/CD servers.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

  • Matrix Hookshot

    A self-hosted Matrix bot that bridges GitHub, GitLab, Jira, feeds and generic webhooks into rooms.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

  • Gisto

    A snippet manager for GitHub Gists, GitLab Snippets and Snippet-Bin, on desktop and web.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSWeb