git-bug
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Apr 28, 2026first mention
Oct 30, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I've used git-bug[1] for issues and it works pretty well.”
“git-bug is great but it doesn't handle PRs”
uses it for their own projecton “Ghostty is leaving GitHub”
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“use git-bug https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug in addition to migrating to another forge like Codeberg.”
Caveats and dissent
“I tried git-bug a few months ago, and https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug/issues/1023 is a showstopper.”
Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“I have a new and much better webui that I need to release.”
Threads where it came up
- Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in Git 2 mentions
- Ask HN: Alternatives to GitHub 2 mentions
- Ghostty is leaving GitHub 2 mentions
- The federated code forge 1 mention
Data: git-bug.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“Just need git-bug to add a Tangled bridge so I can keep issues synced”
“I tried git-bug a few months ago, and https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug/issues/1023 is a showstopper.”
“I used git bug before but found I missed being able to edit tickets with a Markdown editor.”
“I've used git-bug[1] for issues and it works pretty well.”
“git-bug is great but it doesn't handle PRs”
“use git-bug https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug in addition to migrating to another forge like Codeberg.”