Best Open Source Alternatives to Tower

Compare the best free and open-source alternatives to Tower — self-hosted and desktop replacements you fully control, ranked by GitHub stars, license and platform support.

Curated by open-source.store · Updated August 2026 · 4 alternatives

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Tower alternatives compared

Open-source alternatives to Tower, compared by stars, license and platform
Tool		License	Platforms	Self-hosted
Lazygit	80,940	MIT	macOSWindowsLinux	No	Jul 2026	Visit
GitHub Desktop	21,710	MIT	macOSWindows	No	Jul 2026	Visit
Git Extensions	8,508	GPL-3.0	WindowsLinux	No	Aug 2026	Visit
Gittyup	2,245	MIT	Linux	No	Jul 2026	Visit