Free alternatives to GitLab Runner

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1. WT

   Windows Terminal

   Microsoft Corporation

   87

   A modern tabbed terminal for Windows

   Open source 90 Windows
2. DC

   DBeaver Community

   DBeaver Corp

   87

   Universal database tool

   Open source 89 WindowsLinuxmacOS
3. NO

   Notepad++

   Notepad++ Team

   87

   Lightweight text and code editor for Windows

   Open source 88 Windows
4. GI

   Git

   Git for Windows Project

   87

   The leading version-control system

   Open source 86 WindowsLinuxmacOS
5. DD

   Docker Desktop

   Docker Inc.

   87

   Run containers on your machine

   Free + paid plans 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
6. VS

   Visual Studio Code

   Microsoft Corporation

   87

   The code editor most developers use

   Free 85 WindowsLinuxmacOS
7. RE

   restic

   restic authors

   87

   Secure command-line backups

   Open source 81 WindowsLinuxmacOS
8. WI

   WinSCP

   Martin Prikryl (WinSCP)

   87

   File transfer over SFTP, FTP and S3

   Open source 80 Windows
9. CL

   ClamAV

   Cisco Systems (ClamAV)

   87

   Open-source antivirus engine for servers

   Open source 78 WindowsLinuxmacOS
10. A–

    APM – Agent Package Manager

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The package manager for AI-Native Development.

    Open source 77 Windows
11. A2

    April 2026 GDK Update 5

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    The Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) contains the common tools, libraries, and documentation needed to build games for Xbox Game Pass for PC on Windows 10/11, Xbox consoles (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One), and cloud gaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimat

    Free 77 Windows
12. AZ

    Az

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    PowerShell cmdlets for developers and administrators to develop, deploy, administer, and manage Microsoft Azure resources.

    Open source 77 Windows
13. AV

    AzCopy v10

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    AzCopy v10 is a command-line utility that you can use to copy data to and from containers and file shares in Azure Storage accounts.

    Open source 77 Windows
14. AC

    Azure CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0

    Open source 77 WindowsmacOS
15. BC

    Bicep CLI

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A declarative language for describing and deploying Azure resources

    Open source 77 Windows
16. BL

    Black

    Python Software Foundation

    87

    The uncompromising Python code formatter

    Open source 77 Windows
17. DB

    Docker Buildx

    Docker Inc.

    87

    Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit

    Open source 77 Windows
18. DC

    Docker Compose

    Docker Inc.

    87

    docker-compose plugin for docker cli

    Open source 77 Windows
19. FS

    FSLogix

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    FSLogix enhances and enables a consistent experience for Windows user profiles in virtual desktop computing environments.

    Free 77 Windows
20. GV

    GVFS

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.

    Open source 77 Windows
21. IT

    Intelligent Terminal

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Intelligent Terminal is an experimental terminal with native agent integration, forked from Windows Terminal.

    Open source 77 Windows
22. KI

    Kile

    KDE e.V.

    87

    LaTeX Frontend

    Open source 77 Windows
23. LA

    Local Administrator Password Solution

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Manage local account passwords of domain joined computers

    Free 77 Windows
24. LO

    Lokalize

    KDE e.V.

    87

    Computer-Aided Translation System

    Open source 77 Windows
25. MF

    MFCMapi

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    Provides access to MAPI stores to facilitate investigation of Exchange and Outlook issues and to provide developers with a sample for MAPI development.

    Open source 77 Windows
26. MA

    Microsoft ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.

    Open source 77 Windows
27. MA

    Microsoft Azure Guest Proxy Agent

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    This project introduces the Guest Proxy Agent (GPA) to enhance the security of the Azure Instance Metadata Service and Azure Wireserver endpoints (available in Azure IaaS VM/VMSS).

    Open source 77 Windows
28. MA

    Microsoft Azure Kubelogin

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A Kubernetes credential (exec) plugin implementing Azure authentication.

    Open source 77 Windows
29. MA

    Microsoft Azure Quick Review

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    A tool to check compliance of Azure resources with Azure best practices and recommendations.

    Open source 77 Windows
30. MA

    Microsoft Azure Service Fabric SDK

    Microsoft Corporation

    87

    To build and run Azure Service Fabric applications on your Windows development machine, install the Service Fabric runtime, SDK, and tools.

    Open source 77 Windows