git-credential-manager VS Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux

Compare git-credential-manager vs Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux and see what are their differences.

git-credential-manager

Secure, cross-platform Git credential storage with authentication to GitHub, Azure Repos, and other popular Git hosting services. (by git-ecosystem)

Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux

Git Credential Manager for Mac and Linux stores credentials for Git version control securely. Provides secure logon for Visual Studio Team Services (visualstudio.com). (by microsoft)
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git-credential-manager Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux
35 2
5,667 324
3.7% -
8.8 0.4
5 days ago over 3 years ago
C# Java
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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git-credential-manager

Posts with mentions or reviews of git-credential-manager. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-03.

Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux

Posts with mentions or reviews of Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-06.
  • git: 'credential-manager' is not a git command.
    1 project | /r/git | 8 Jun 2021
    Hello, thank you and apologies for the late response. This article resolves my issue: https://github.com/microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux/blob/master/Install.md
    2 projects | /r/azuredevops | 6 Jun 2021
    Hello, Credential Manager Core fixed my problem. I found this article https://github.com/microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux/blob/master/Install.md in case someone is encountering the same issue. Anyways, thank you for your response.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing git-credential-manager and Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux you can also consider the following projects:

lazygit - simple terminal UI for git commands

wsl2-ssh-pageant - bridge between windows pageant and wsl2

gitbrute - brute-force a git commit hash

tokens

windows-fido-bridge - An OpenSSH SK middleware that allows you to use a FIDO/U2F security key (e.g. a YubiKey) to SSH into a remote server from WSL or Cygwin.

git-link - Emacs package to get the GitHub/Bitbucket/GitLab/... URL for a buffer location

repo

pass-git-helper - A git credential helper interfacing with pass, the standard unix password manager.

jira-azuredevops-migrator - Tool to migrate work items from Atlassian Jira to Microsoft Azure DevOps/VSTS/TFS.

Vault - A tool for secrets management, encryption as a service, and privileged access management

Killed by Google - Part guillotine, part graveyard for Google's doomed apps, services, and hardware.