Best alternatives to GitKraken (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to GitKraken, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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GitKraken alternatives, compared
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Github to vscode
Quickly open github repos with vscode.dev or clone a repo directly to vscode.
≈1K users3.7★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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VS Code Web
An extension to open a GitHub repo in VS Code Web
≈6K users4.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
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Open with Visual Studio Code - Github
Overrides Open in Visual Studio button on GitHub with Open in Visual Studio Code
≈5K users4.5★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 5+ years1 permissions- About 1.8× fewer users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 4
Chrome Extension Source Viewer
Use Chrome Extension Source Viewer to check all extensions' source code and analyze extension stats directly from your browser.
≈2K users5.0★ from 16 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago3 permissions- About 4.5× fewer users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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JSON-handle
It's a browser and editor for JSON document.You can get a beautiful view. And transcoding Unicode Base64 URL with decode & encode.
≈100K users4.8★ from 474 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions- About 11× more users than GitKraken
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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Open in Colab
Open a Github-hosted notebook in Google Colab
≈100K users3.7★ from 26 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago1 permissions- About 11× more users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 9)
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JetBrains Toolbox Extension
Clone and open projects from GitHub, GitLab, Gitee, and Bitbucket in JetBrains IDEs right from your browser
≈80K users3.6★ from 121 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago8 permissions- About 8.9× more users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 9)
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OpenCLI
Browser automation bridge for the OpenCLI CLI tool. Executes commands in Chrome tab leases via a local daemon.
≈100K users5.0★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago9 permissions- About 11× more users than GitKraken
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Open in VSCode
Open Github and Gitlab links in VSCode
≈10K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
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Env Specific Favicon
Browser extension to customize favicons based on URL and title regex matching
≈1K users4.6★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago2 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than GitKraken
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 9)
GitKraken alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to GitKraken?
By users, the most popular alternative is JSON-handle with ≈100K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Github to vscode.
Which GitKraken alternative has the best rating?
JSON-handle has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 474 ratings.
Is there a GitKraken alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
VS Code Web asks for 1 permissions, against 9 for GitKraken.
How many alternatives to GitKraken are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to GitKraken on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.