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| Developer(s) | Troupe Technology Ltd. |
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| Written in | JavaScript |
| Platform | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux |
| Type | Instant messaging |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | gitter |
Gitter is an instant messaging and chat room system for developers and users of GitHub repositories. Gitter is provided as software-as-a-service, with a free option providing all basic features and the ability to create a single private chat room, and paid subscription options for individuals and organisations, which allows them to create arbitrary numbers of private chat rooms.
Individual chat rooms can be created for individual git repositories on GitHub. Chatroom privacy follows the privacy settings of the associated GitHub repository: thus, a chatroom for a private (i.e. members-only) GitHub repository is also private to those with access to the repository. A graphical badge linking to the chat room can then be placed in the git repository's README file, bringing it to the attention of all users and developers of the project. Users can chat in the chat rooms, or access private chat rooms for repositories they have access to, by logging in to Gitter via GitHub (which does not involve sharing the user's GitHub password with Gitter).
Gitter is similar to IRC and Slack. Unlike IRC, and like Slack, it automatically logs all messages in the cloud.
Gitter supports:
Gitter integrates with Trello,Jenkins, Travis CI, Heroku, Sentry, Bitbucket, HuBoard, Logentries, Pagerduty and Sprintly.
Official Gitter apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android are available.
Like other chat technologies, Gitter allows users and developers to collaborate in real-time (both users with developers, and developers with each other) and to share information on evolving best practices. Because of its integration with Github authentication and its web-based chat client, it is easy and convenient for users and developers to join a chat room without needing to install any extra software, or create another username/password pair to remember. (Though web-based IRC clients exist, they are typically not as fully featured as standard IRC clients and not as widely used among software developers.) It is also convenient for project owners to set up a chat room, because of the GitHub integration - and for private repositories, they do not need to manually grant access to the chat room to all those who have access to the repository, because Gitter does that automatically.
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