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A Dedicated Issue Tracker for Maintainers #

Issuenator is built specifically for open source maintainers who need to track issues across multiple repositories without drowning in GitHub notifications.

Smart Dashboards #

Issuenator organizes your issues into purpose-built dashboards:

  • Inbox - New issues on your repos plus issues with updates that need triage
  • Watching - Issues you’ve explicitly chosen to keep an eye on
  • My Issues - Issues you authored, automatically tracked
  • Assigned - Issues assigned to you (hidden when empty)
  • Inactive - Open issues with no activity for a configurable number of days
  • Ignored - Issues you’ve dismissed from your attention
  • Tagged - Cross-repository view filtered by your custom tags
  • Archived - Closed issues kept for reference
  • Per-Repository - Filter any dashboard to a single repo, or view a dedicated repo-specific dashboard

Visual Scanning #

Designed for quick triage, not endless reading:

  • Repository color bars for instant recognition
  • Bold comment counts when there are new comments
  • Background color shifts for issues with updates
  • “New” badges on freshly created issues
  • GitHub label colors preserved
  • Author avatars and assignee display

Issue Details #

When you need to dive deeper:

  • Full issue metadata (author, assignees, labels, milestone, reactions)
  • Linked Pull Requests with their current state
  • Markdown-rendered description
  • Complete comment thread with reactions
  • Collapsible already-viewed comments
  • Quick actions: Watch, Ignore, Flag, Tag

Private Tags #

Organize issues your way without touching GitHub:

  • Create custom tags with 8 color options
  • Apply tags manually or automatically via filters
  • Tags stay completely local - never synced to GitHub
  • View all tagged issues across repos in one place
  • Visually distinct from GitHub labels

Use Cases

  • Tag issues from specific authors as VIP
  • Privately tag “Won’t Do” where you can’t publicly say that for Reasons
  • Tag issues related to specific features to get a view of how features impact work across repositories

Automatic Filters #

Set up rules to categorize incoming issues:

  • Filter by author, title, body text, repository, or labels
  • Actions: Ignore, Watch, Apply tag, Flag as important
  • Combine multiple conditions with Any/All/None logic
  • Rules apply automatically when issues are fetched

Bulk Operations #

When you need to process many issues at once, bulk operations mode lets you work efficiently.

How It Works

  • Press Cmd+B to enter bulk operations mode
  • Click issues to select them (selection count displays in the toolbar)
  • Choose an action: Tag, Archive, Watch, Ignore, or Flag
  • All selected issues are updated at once

Use Cases

  • Tag all issues related to a release
  • Archive a batch of resolved issues
  • Ignore a flood of bot-generated issues
  • Watch all issues from a new contributor

Bulk operations respect dashboard context. You’ll only see actions that make sense for the current view.

Smart Lifecycle Management #

Issues move through your dashboards intelligently:

  • Configurable inactive threshold (issues with no activity)
  • Relationship-based archive timing (different rules for each dashboard)
  • Auto-reactivation when inactive issues get new activity
  • @mentions automatically un-ignore ignored issues

Background Sync #

Stay up to date without manual refreshing:

  • Automatic fetching at configurable intervals
  • Per-repository frequency overrides
  • Manual fetch available anytime
  • Efficient incremental updates via GitHub GraphQL API

Per-Repository Settings #

Customize behavior for each repo:

  • Custom display names and colors
  • Override archive and inactive thresholds
  • Adjust fetch frequency
  • Configure label display priority

Native macOS Experience #

Issuenator is built specifically for Mac using Apple’s SwiftUI framework, not a web app wrapped in Electron.

What This Means for You

  • Fast, responsive interface that feels like a native Mac app
  • Respects your system preferences (light mode, dark mode, accent colors)
  • Full VoiceOver and accessibility support
  • Efficient memory and battery usage
  • Works offline with locally stored data

No Subscription, No Account #

Unlike many developer tools, Issuenator is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees. You don’t need to create an Issuenator account. Just add your GitHub token and start organizing.

  • Buy once, own forever
  • No account registration required
  • No usage limits or feature tiers
  • All your data stays on your Mac