Comparison of Git GUIs
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This is a comparison of GUIs of the software Git.
Desktop applications[]
Name | Software license | Last release | Microsoft Windows | macOS | Linux | Cost (US$) | Notes |
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Aurees | proprietary | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | |
Cocoon | GPLv3 | 2018[1] | No | No | Yes | free | KDE 4 project |
CodeReview | GPL | 2017[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Python3, Qt |
Cong | proprietary | 2021[3] | Yes | No | No | free | tabs, built-in adapted console with folding and syntax highlighting, ability to change console engine (cmd/powershell) on demand, easy-configuring custom themes/commands/syntax highlightings |
Cycligent Git Tool | proprietary | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | |
Fork | proprietary | 2021[4] | Yes | Yes | No | $49.99 | |
giggle | GPLv2 or later | 2021[5] | No | No | Yes | free | GNOME community, GTK |
Git Extensions | GPLv3 | 2021[6] | Yes | Partial | Partial | free | Windows Explorer extension, C#, C++, Cross-platform software with mono (only for <v3.00.00[7]) |
Git Watcher | MIT | 2015[8] | No | No | Yes | free | |
git-age | GPLv3 | 2013[9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | only git-blame, Python, GTK |
GitAhead | MIT | 2020[10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Qt |
GitAtomic | proprietary | 2020[11] | Yes | No | No | 15€ | |
GitBlade | proprietary | 2020[12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free lite version, $19.99/user pro version, one-time payment | |
Gitbox | proprietary | 2012[13] | No | Yes | No | $14.99 | |
GitEye | proprietary | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | |
Gitember | GPL | 2021[14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Friendly full featured GIT gui with statistics, history, syntax highlight , etc. Written on Java with JGit, JavaFx |
GitFiend | proprietary | 2021[15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | focus on usability (to minimise user errors, and to be forgiving when they occur) |
GitFinder | proprietary | 2021[16] | No | Yes | No | $24.95 | |
GitForce | GPL | 2020[17] | Yes | No | Yes | free | Mono |
Gitfox | proprietary | 2020[18] | No | Yes | No | free | |
gitg | GPLv2 | 2021[19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | GitX clone for GTK/GNOME |
GitHub Desktop | MIT | 2021[20] | Yes | Yes | Community fork available[21] | free | |
gitk | GPLv2 | 2021[22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | part of official git |
GitKraken | proprietary | 2021[23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free for uncommercial use, non-private repos only | |
GitUp | GPLv3 | 2021[24] | No | Yes | No | free | |
gitview | GPLv2 | 2006[25] | N/A | N/A | Yes | free | GTK, Python |
GITWeaver | GPL | 2016[26] | Yes | N/A | No | free | Adobe Dreamweaver extension based on TortoiseGit |
GitX | GPLv2 | 2014[27] | No | Yes | No | free | gitk clone by Pieter de Bie written specifically for OS X in 2008 with further development by Rowan James until 2014 |
GitX (gitx/gitx fork) | GPLv2 | 2021[28] | No | Yes | No | free | Forked from rowanj/gitx (itself forked from pieter/gitx) |
git-cheetah | GPLv2 | 2015[29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | File manager Extension (Windows Explorer, Finder before 10.6, Nautilus) |
git-cola | GPLv2 | 2021[30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Python, Qt |
git-forest | GPLv2, GPLv3 | 2013[31] | N/A | N/A | Yes | free | text based |
git-gui | GPLv2 | 2021[22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | part of official git |
gmaster | proprietary | 2020[32] | Yes | No | No | free for uncommercial use | |
Guitar | GPL | 2021[33] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | |
MIT | 2021[34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Text-based user interface | |
Magit | GPLv3 | 2021[35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Emacs extension |
NitroGit | proprietary | N/A | Yes | No | No | 20€/user / free for uncommercial use | |
QGit | GPL | 2020[36] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | Qt |
RabbitVCS | GPLv2 | 2020[37] | No | No | Yes | free | Inspired by TortoiseGit/Svn but for Linux |
RepoZ | MIT | 2021[38] | Yes | Yes | No | free | |
SmartGit | proprietary | 2021[39] | Yes | Yes | Yes | $79 per user / free for uncommercial use | Java |
SnailGit | proprietary | 2021[40] | No | Yes | No | $9.99 / Lite version | |
SourceTree | proprietary | 2019[41] | Yes | Yes | No | free | |
StupidGit | MIT | 2011[42] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | wxPython |
Sublime Merge | proprietary | 2021[43] | Yes | Yes | Yes | $99/user, $75 annual business sub, free eval | |
tig | GPLv2 | 2021[44] | Yes | N/A | Yes | free | front-end for git-log, git-show, git-diff |
TortoiseGit | GPLv2 | 2021[45] | Yes | No | No | free | Windows Explorer extension, C++ |
Tower | proprietary | 2021[46] | Yes | Yes | No | $79 per user (30 days free) | |
ungit | MIT | 2021[47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free | |
Vershd | proprietary | 2021[48] | Yes | Yes | Yes | free for uncommercial use |
Mobile applications[]
name | free software | last release | Android | iOS | Price | note |
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Agit | GPLv3 | 2014[49] | Yes | No | free | read only |
DioHub | GPLv3 | 2021[50] | Yes | No | free | GitHub-only |
GitDrive | proprietary | 2020[51] | No | Yes | free (In-App-purchases) | |
Git2Go | proprietary | 2016[52] | No | Yes | free (In-App-purchases) | |
Pocket Git | proprietary | 2017[53] | Yes | No | 2,39€ | |
Working Copy | proprietary | 2021[54] | No | Yes | free (In-App-purchases) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cocoon". Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Fabrice Salvaire (2019-04-07). "CodeReview is a Git GUI tool to perform code review (Diff Viewer) written in Python3 and Qt5.: FabriceSalvaire/CodeReview".
- ^ "Cong - congenial git client".
- ^ "Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows".
- ^ "Gnome / giggle GitLab". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ "Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio (2010/2012/2013/2015/2017).: gitextensions/gitextensions". Git Extensions. 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Git Extensions v3.00.00". Git Extensions. 2019-04-11.
- ^ Demián Rodriguez (2019-03-13). "Git GUI desktop app that shows real-time diff file information for working directory and index: demian85/git-watcher".
- ^ Kristoffer Grönlund (2019-03-19). "GitHub - krig/git-age: A git-blame viewer, written using PyGTK".
- ^ "GitHub - gitahead/gitahead: Understand your Git history!". GitAhead. 2021-10-08.
- ^ "GitAtomic Git Client News".
- ^ "GitBlade.com".
- ^ "Gitbox Release Notes".
- ^ "Gitember - A Git Gui for all".
- ^ "GitFiend - A Git client designed for humans".
- ^ "GitFinder - git client with Finder integration".
- ^ Goran Devic (2021-06-22). "GitHub - gdevic/GitForce: A visual front-end to git".
- ^ "Gitfox blog".
- ^ "GNOME / gitg".
- ^ "Release Notes for GitHub Desktop".
- ^ Forster, Brendan (2021-06-22). "shiftkey/desktop". Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ a b "Git - Downloads".
- ^ "GitKraken Release Notes".
- ^ "The Git interface you've been missing all your life has finally arrived.: git-up/GitUp". GitUp. 2021-06-22.
- ^ "gitview - Browse Files at SourceForge.net".
- ^ Chris McKee (2019-03-04). "GITWeaver integrates Adobe Dreamweaver with TortoiseGIT; Basically Dreamweaver + GIT living together. Nice and Free, what more could you really want!: ChrisMcKee/gitweaver".
- ^ Rowan James (2010-09-06). "Fork of Pieter's nice git GUI for OS X. Includes branch/tag sidebar and various fixes. Current development focus is on removing legacy git command line usage in favour of libgit2 and objective."
- ^ robin_reala (2018-09-20). "Show HN: Sublime Merge – A Git client from the makers of Sublime Text".
For what it's worth, the currently developed version of GitX (which I use daily) is at https://github.com/gitx/gitx . You'll have to build it yourself, but it's in a much better shape than the rowanj fork
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- ^ "Public Git Hosting - git-cheetah.git/summary".
- ^ "GitHub - git-cola/git-cola: git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI". git-cola. 2021-06-22.
- ^ John Wiegley (2019-03-30). "A bunch of random scripts I've either written, downloaded or clipped from #git.: jwiegley/git-scripts".
- ^ "gmaster".
- ^ soramimi (2019-04-07). "GitHub - soramimi/Guitar: Git GUI Client".
- ^ "GitHub - Releases - jesseduffield/lazygit". 2020-03-15.
- ^ "It's Magit! A Git porcelain inside Emacs". Magit. 2020-09-16.
- ^ "Public Git Hosting - qgit4/redivivus.git/summary".
- ^ "RabbitVCS".
- ^ Andreas Wäscher (2019-04-05). "A zero-conf git repository hub for Windows and macOS with Windows Explorer- & CLI-enhancements: awaescher/RepoZ".
- ^ "syntevo blog – blog related to syntevo products".
- ^ "SnailGit: Git for Finder".
- ^ "The Official SourceTree Blog - free client for Git and Mercurial version control systems".
- ^ Akos Gyimesi (2018-11-22). "A cross-platform git GUI with strong submodule support: gyim/stupidgit".
- ^ "Download - Sublime Merge".
- ^ Jonas Fonseca (2019-04-09). "GitHub - jonas/tig: Text-mode interface for git".
- ^ "TortoiseGit". Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Tower - Release Notes".
- ^ Fredrik Norén (2019-04-09). "The easiest way to use git. On any platform. Anywhere.: FredrikNoren/ungit".
- ^ "Vershd - the Effortless Git GUI - Releases". Vershd.
- ^ Roberto Tyley (2019-04-06). "GitHub - rtyley/agit: Agit: Git client for Android".
- ^ "GitHub - NamanShergill/diohub: DioHub for GitHub".
- ^ "GitDrive - Git client & server".
- ^ "Git2Go Blog". Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Pocket Git – Apps on Google Play".
- ^ "Working Copy - Git client on the App Store".
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