AwesomeDataviz

Gource

Animated visualization of software version control history.

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GitHub stars
13.2K#49 in the directory
Commits, last 12 months
3
Contributors
39
Last commit
Latest release
gource-0.56Mar 6, 2026

Overview

Gource is an open-source data visualization app released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 13,159 stars, 794 forks, and 39 contributors. It is maintained with 3 commits in the last 12 months; the most recent commit was on Mar 6, 2026. The latest release, gource-0.56, was published on Mar 6, 2026.

Its GitHub description: software version control visualization

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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012 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Apr Jul
3 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Popularity among Data visualization apps & tools

ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K Kepler.gl 12K
ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K Kepler.gl 12K
GitHub stars for Gource and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ChartDB22,987
FlameGraph19,785
Data Formulator17,525
Sampler14,810
QGIS14,461
Gource13,159
Kepler.gl12,033

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Gource FAQ

Is Gource open source?

Yes. Gource is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Gource still maintained?

Mostly. Gource had 3 commits in the last 12 months; the latest was on Mar 6, 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Gource?

The most popular alternatives listed in Data visualization apps & tools are ChartDB, FlameGraph, and Data Formulator. See the full ranking.

What language is Gource written in?

Gource is primarily written in C++, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.