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

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, macOS macOS
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Focused on making Git history easy to read
  • Free and MIT licensed
  • No official Linux build; only a community fork
  • Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them
  • No new features planned; maintenance only
  • Major changes are expected to happen in forks
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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