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Paid

Paid app with a free 30-day trial.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…

macOS Windows, macOS
  • Native macOS app without Electron
  • Flexible diff layouts, inline blame and image diffs
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Requires macOS 26 or later
  • Paid after the trial
  • No official Linux build; only a community fork
  • Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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