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    git-bug

    git-bug/git-bug

    Distributed, offline-first bug tracker integrated in git

    backend
    bugtracker
    decentralized-application
    distributed-systems
    git
    gitdb
    Go
    GPL-3.0
    10.9K stars
    347 forks
    76 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 3 days ago, with 72 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a distributed, offline-first bug tracker fully integrated into git repositories.
    • Enables bug tracking without vendor lock-in by leveraging git remotes for collaboration and backup.
    • Use for managing bugs in distributed teams working offline or with unreliable internet connections.
    • Use for integrating bug tracking seamlessly into existing git-based development workflows and tooling.
    • Use for synchronizing issues between git-bug and other bug trackers like GitHub, GitLab, or Jira via bridges.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score

    From the README

    See INSTALLATION.md for the complete guide, including how to build from source and verify your install.

    There are multiple ways to use git-bug. See the workflow documentation for the details.

    Your favorite editor will open to write a title and a message.

    Filter and sort bugs using a query:

    You can now use commands like show, comment, open or close to display and modify bugs. For more details about each command, you can run git bug <command> --help or read the command's documentation.

    Excerpt from the git-bug/git-bug README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 28: +23Oct 2: +4Oct 3: +16Oct 4: +3

    +246 stars over 45 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +23 on Sep 28.

    Forks

    347+16

    Open issues

    133-21

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