git-link VS browse-at-remote

Compare git-link vs browse-at-remote and see what are their differences.

git-link

Emacs package to get the GitHub/Bitbucket/GitLab/... URL for a buffer location (by sshaw)

browse-at-remote

Browse target page on github/bitbucket from emacs buffers (by rmuslimov)
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git-link browse-at-remote
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5.3 0.0
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The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

git-link

Posts with mentions or reviews of git-link. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-09.

browse-at-remote

Posts with mentions or reviews of browse-at-remote. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-26.
  • Request: Method To Open Project’s GitHub Repository From Projectile?
    3 projects | /r/emacs | 26 Sep 2022
    Not projectile-specific, but see browse-at-remote and forge (of interest are forge-browse-* commands).
  • GitHub and Doom Emacs
    8 projects | /r/DoomEmacs | 5 May 2022
    Another problem is jumping to a particular place in the code, e.g., I want to open a link to the specific line in the current (or some other) branch that's hosted on GitHub. How do I do that? You can use git-link.el and browse-at-remote.el. They have some similarities and overlap in features, but they do have differences as well.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing git-link and browse-at-remote you can also consider the following projects:

renovate - Universal dependency automation tool.

elescope - Search and clone Git repos directly within Emacs.

magit-delta - Use delta (https://github.com/dandavison/delta) when viewing diffs in Magit

jist.el - Yet another gist client for Emacs

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

gh-notify - Veneer for the Magit/Forge GitHub porcelain

code-review - Code Reviews in Emacs

gist.el - Yet another Emacs paste mode, this one for Gist.

crystal-spacemacs-layer - Spacemacs contribution layer for Crystal

yagist.el - Yet another Emacs paste mode, this one for Gist.

rogue - Personal Emacs config

forge - Work with Git forges from the comfort of Magit