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Octobox
Octobox organizes GitHub notifications to help users find issues and updates across their repositories.
About Octobox
Octobox is a web tool for managing GitHub notifications. It adds an archived state to each notification, so a thread can be marked as done. If activity occurs on an archived thread, issue, or pull request, Octobox moves it back into the inbox. Users can search and filter notifications by repository, organisation, type, action, state, CI status, and reason.
By default, Octobox pulls basic public and private notification information, which includes title, organisation, repository, and type. To add live issue, pull request, and CI status, labels, and authors to an organisation's notifications, the GitHub app must be installed. The Octobox team hosts a shared instance at octobox.io, and the homepage describes installation options for users who want to run their own instance.
Key features
- Mark notifications as archived, and return them to the inbox on new activity
- Search and filter notifications by repository, organisation, type, action, state, and reason
- Filter notifications by CI status and reason
- Show issue and pull request status, CI status, and labels alongside each notification
- Optional GitHub app that adds live status details to organisation notifications
- Self-hosting option with an installation guide
Best for: Developers and teams who receive many GitHub notifications and prefer to manage them without relying on email filters.
Good for
- Archived state lets users mark threads as done while still seeing new activity on them
- Search and filtering cover many notification attributes, including CI status and bot notifications
Watch out for
- By default, only basic notification information is shown; live status details require installing the GitHub app
Octobox at a glance
- Website
- octobox.io
- Category
- Development › Git & Code Hosting
- Type
- Online tool
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Octobox FAQ
Can I run my own Octobox instance?
Yes. The Octobox team hosts a shared instance at octobox.io, and an installation guide describes the available install options for hosting your own.
What does the GitHub app add?
The GitHub app adds live information on issue, pull request, and CI status, labels, authors, and more to an organisation's notifications.
What happens to an archived notification when there is new activity?
Octobox moves the archived thread, issue, or pull request back into your inbox.
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