Gitter

Mac

Real-time team chat for developers and communities

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Overview

Gitter is a developer-focused real-time chat platform designed to enhance collaboration. It integrates seamlessly with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, enabling teams to create project-specific rooms, share code snippets, discuss issues, and receive repo activity notifications. Supporting markdown and file sharing, it’s ideal for open-source communities and dev teams to resolve problems quickly, streamline communication, and stay aligned with version control workflows.

Key Features

  • Git repository integration (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket)
  • Real-time code snippet sharing with markdown support
  • Public/private rooms for projects and communities

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Tool Info

Pricing Freemium
Category Collaboration and Team Tools
Platform Mac

Pros

  • ⊕ Deeply integrated with developer workflow tools
  • ⊕ Ideal for open-source community engagement

Cons

  • ⊖ Free tier limits private room access
  • ⊖ Less mainstream than Slack for cross-functional teams

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