Alternatives to git-filter-repo
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. git-filter-repo itself: install git-filter-repo.
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
vim
The official Vim repository
nginx
The official NGINX Open Source repository
git-flow
Git extensions to provide high-level repository operations for Vincent Driessen's branching model
Postgres
Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, pleas
hey
HTTP load generator, ApacheBench (ab) replacement
git-extras
GIT utilities -- repo summary, repl, changelog population, author commit percentages and more
lua
A copy of the Lua development repository, as seen by the Lua team. Mirrored irregularly. All communication should be through the Lua mailing list http
kubectl-tree
kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree 🎄 (star the repo if you are using)
smap
a drop-in replacement for Nmap powered by shodan.io
uncover
Quickly discover exposed hosts on the internet using multiple search engines
git-sync
A sidecar app which clones a git repo and keeps it in sync with the upstream
reattach-to-user-namespace
Notes and workarounds for accessing the Mac OS X pasteboard in tmux sessions. Note: The pu branch (“Proposed Updates”) may be rewound without notice
ghorg
Quickly clone or backup massive amounts of org/users repositories into one directory - Supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and more 🐇🥚
zlib-ng-compat
zlib replacement with optimizations for "next generation" systems
msgvault
Archive a lifetime of email and chat. Offline search, analytics, and AI query over your full message history. Powered by SQLite and DuckDB
fastmod
A fast partial replacement for the codemod tool. Assists with large-scale codebase refactors via regex-based find and replace with human oversight and
gitwatch
Watch a file or folder and automatically commit changes to a git repo easily
transcrypt
transparently encrypt files within a git repository
libsepol
This is the upstream repository for the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) userland libraries and tools. The software provided by this project compleme
Orchard
The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop
principalmapper
A tool for quickly evaluating IAM permissions in AWS
search-that-hash
🔎Searches Hash APIs to crack your hash quickly🔎 If hash is not found, automatically pipes into HashCat⚡
git-machete
Probably the sharpest git repository organizer & rebase/merge workflow automation tool you've ever seen
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than git-filter-repo — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
git-filter-repo is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.