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Gh4a

Github client for Android

From slapperwan·Updated June 19, 2026·View on GitHub·

OctoDroid ========= This application provides access to [GitHub](https://github.com/) and lets you stay connected with your network The project is written primarily in Java, distributed under the Apache License 2.0 license, first published in 2011. It has gained significant community traction with 1,979 stars and 245 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: android, github, github-client, octodroid.

Latest release: 4.6.15
December 5, 2025View Changelog →
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OctoDroid

This application provides access to GitHub and lets you stay connected with your network

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Main features

Repository

  • List repositories
  • Watch/unwatch repository
  • View branches/tags
  • View pull requests
  • View contributors
  • View watchers/networks
  • View issues

User

  • View basic information
  • Activity feeds
  • Follow/unfollow user
  • View public/watched repositories
  • View followers/following
  • View organizations (if type is user)
  • View members (if type is organization)

Issue

  • List issues
  • Filter by label, assignee or milestone
  • Create/edit/close/reopen issue
  • Comment on issue
  • Manage labels
  • Manage milestones

Commit

  • View commit (shows files changed/added/deleted)
  • Diff viewer with colorized HTML
  • View commit history on each file

Tree/File browser

  • Browse source code
  • View code with syntax highlighting

Gist

  • List public gists
  • View gist content

Explore Github

  • Public timeline
  • Trending repos (today, week, month, forever)
  • GitHub blog

..and many more

How to Build Octodroid

  • Ensure Android SDK platform and build-tools are installed
  • Register an application for your OctoDroid usage under your GitHub settings
    • naming is up to you
    • callback URL must be gh4a://oauth
  • Create a client.properties file with the following content:
ClientId="<CLIENT ID DISPLAYED IN APPLICATION SETTINGS>"
ClientSecret="<CLIENT SECRET DISPLAYED IN APPLICATION SETTINGS>"
  • Build using Gradle
bash
./gradlew assembleDebug
  • To get a full list of available tasks
bash
./gradlew tasks

Open Source Libraries

Contributions

Contributors

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This article is auto-generated from slapperwan/gh4a via the GitHub API.Last fetched: 6/19/2026