Gmail for your
GitHub notifications

Octobud is a Mac desktop application that helps you manage the flood of GitHub notifications with advanced filtering, custom views, keyboard shortcuts, and automation rules.

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See It In Action

Gmail-like Notification Inbox

Gmail-like Notification Inbox

Split Pane Mode

Split Pane Mode

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Full Lifecycle Management

Star, Snooze, Archive, Tag, and Mute notifications. Keep your inbox clean and focused.

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Inline Issue and PR Details

View status, comments, and more inline without leaving your inbox.

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Split Pane Mode

View details side by side with your inbox for efficient triage.

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Custom Views

Create filtered views with a query language (e.g., repo:octobud,traefik,vscode AND (reason:review_requested OR tags:followup)).

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Keyboard-First

Navigate and manage notifications without touching your mouse. Vim-style j/k navigation and intuitive shortcuts.

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Automation Rules

Automatically archive, filter, or tag notifications based on criteria. Skip the noise, surface what matters.

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Tags

Organize notifications with custom tags and colors for better organization.

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Real-Time Sync

Background worker keeps notifications up to date automatically.

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Desktop Notifications

Never miss a review request or issue reply with desktop notifications.

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Privacy-First

Local-first desktop app, your data stays on your machine. Open source under AGPL-3.0.

Quick Start

Download and install the Mac app (recommended), or build from source for Linux/Windows. 

# Option 1: Download installer (recommended)
# Download from: https://github.com/octobud-hq/octobud/releases
# Install the .pkg file, then launch Octobud from Applications

# Option 2: Build from source
git clone https://github.com/octobud-hq/octobud.git
cd octobud
make build
./bin/octobud

On macOS, Octobud appears in your menu bar and opens automatically. On Linux/Windows, open http://localhost:8808 manually. See the full setup guide for more details.