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Best alternatives to Gloc (2026)

9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Gloc, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Gloc: reviews, users and permissionsBest Developer Tools extensions

Gloc today

≈8K users4.3★ from 54 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions

Gloc alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Octotree - GitHub code tree

    GitHub on steroids

    ≈200K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 25× more users than Gloc
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    Octotree alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    GitHub Recommender

    Get similar repositories on GitHub page

    ≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratings1 permissions
    • About 8.0× fewer users than Gloc
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    GitHub Recommender alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    PlantUML for GitHub

    Renders plantuml code blocks directly on GitHub pages using the client-side TeaVM-compiled PlantUML engine.

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Gloc
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    PlantUML for GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    Open GitHub in IDE

    Open GitHub files links in your IDE

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 8.0× fewer users than Gloc
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
    Open GitHub in IDE alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    File Icons for GitHub and GitLab

    A simple browser tool changes file's icon on GitHub, GitLab, gitea and gogs.

    ≈10K users4.9★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago7 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Gloc
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    File Icons for GitHub and GitLab alternativesCompare side by side
  6. 6

    GIFs for GitHub

    Easily search and add a GIF into any GitHub comment box.

    ≈8K users4.6★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Gloc
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
    GIFs for GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  7. 7

    Graphite

    Help navigate from GitHub PRs to Graphite

    ≈2K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago7 permissions
    • About 4.0× fewer users than Gloc
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    Graphite alternativesCompare side by side
  8. 8

    Refined GitHub

    Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

    ≈100K users4.8★ from 272 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago7 permissions
    • About 13× more users than Gloc
    • Rated 0.5 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    Refined GitHub alternativesCompare side by side
  9. 9

    Google Apps Script GitHub Assistant

    Manage your gas code with github/github enterprise/bitbucket/gitlab

    ≈40K users4.5★ from 109 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Gloc
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    Google Apps Script GitHub Assistant alternativesCompare side by side

Gloc alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Gloc?

By users, the most popular alternative is Octotree - GitHub code tree with ≈200K users and a 4.5-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Octotree - GitHub code tree.

Which Gloc alternative has the best rating?

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 52 ratings.

Is there a Gloc alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

GitHub Recommender asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Gloc.

How many alternatives to Gloc are there?

We list 9 close alternatives to Gloc 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.