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Best alternatives to Octotree - GitHub code tree (2026)

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

Octotree - GitHub code tree today

≈200K users4.5★ from 1.1K ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago6 permissions

Octotree alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Gitako - GitHub file tree

    File tree for GitHub, and more than that.

    ≈9K users4.9★ from 80 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 22× fewer users than Octotree
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
  2. 2

    Open GitHub in IDE

    Open GitHub files links in your IDE

    ≈1K users4.2★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years1 permissions
    • About 200× fewer users than Octotree
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
  3. 3

    Refined GitHub

    Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features

    ≈100K users4.8★ from 272 ratingsUpdated 4 days ago7 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Octotree
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
  4. 4

    GitHub Recommender

    Get similar repositories on GitHub page

    ≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratings1 permissions
    • About 200× fewer users than Octotree
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
  5. 5

    GIFs for GitHub

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

    ≈8K users4.6★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions
    • About 25× fewer users than Octotree
  6. 6

    CFPusher - Codeforces to GitHub

    Automatically pushes accepted Codeforces submissions to your GitHub repository.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions
    • About 200× fewer users than Octotree
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
    • Listed under Tools
  7. 7

    Open in GitHub1s

    Add a new navigation option to open GitHub repositories in GitHub1s.

    ≈1K usersNot rated yetNot updated for 4+ years1 permissions
    • About 200× fewer users than Octotree
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  8. 8

    Le Git Graph - Commits Graph for GitHub

    A browser extension that displays the git graph for any GitHub repository.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 4 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 20× fewer users than Octotree
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  9. 9

    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
    • About 20× fewer users than Octotree
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
  10. 10

    GitHub Easy Download

    Adds a one-click download button to GitHub repositories for easy binary downloads

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago3 permissions
    • About 200× fewer users than Octotree
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)

Octotree alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Octotree?

By users, the most popular alternative is Refined GitHub with ≈100K users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Gitako - GitHub file tree.

Which Octotree 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 Octotree alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Le Git Graph - Commits Graph for GitHub asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for Octotree.

How many alternatives to Octotree are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Octotree 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.