GitHub Desktop Alternatives

GitHub Desktop is described as 'Native Git client for Mac OS X and Windows with a graphical user interface' and is a very popular Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GitHub Desktop for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best GitHub Desktop alternative is GitHub, which is free. Other great apps like GitHub Desktop are GitKraken, SmartGit, Sourcetree and Fork.

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  1. Gity icon
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    Gity is a nice GUI interface for a lot of the most common git commands. It also provides a diff view to see changes in the working tree, changes in the index (stage), and others. Gity simplifies using git in general. You wont leave home without it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. SubGit icon
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    SubGit is a tool for a smooth, stress-free SVN to Git migration. Create writable Git mirror of a local or remote Subversion repository and use both Subversion and Git as long as you like. You may also do a fast one-time import from Subversion to Git or use SubGit within...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. gitti icon
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    Gitti is a Git Client for Mac OS X designed to help users never have to touch the command line. With a highly modular and organized interface, Gitti logically separates each step in your Git workflow to maximize your efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. GNOME Shell extension to track GitHub repositories stats and activity. Receive real-time notifications for new stars, forks, and issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GNOME
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  5. GitPow! icon
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    This is a passion project of mine where I wanted a cross-platform git client, which would tackle some of the pain-points of existing solutions. Namely, conditional strategies to handle larger repositories (i.e. Kubernetes, Linux kernel, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. GitX-dev icon
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    GitX-dev is a fork (variant) of GitX, a long-defunct GUI for the git version-control system. It has been maintained and enhanced with productivity and friendliness oriented changes, with effort focused on making a first-class, maintainable tool for today's active developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Code-Review icon
     1 like

    CodeReview is a Git GUI tool to perform code review (Diff Viewer) written in Python3 and Qt5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. TeamCoherence icon
     3 likes

    Source Control, Version Control and Bug Tracking

    Integrate them within a single product and you have a compelling combination. TeamCoherence integrates both tools in one easy to use product, allowing issues to be associated with source files, and source changes to be associated.

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    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Critiq icon
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    A high-performance native Git client built for the full development lifecycle with a "review-first" mindset. Features LSP-powered code intelligence, hunk-level staging, and seamless PR workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Multi-Git icon
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    Local-first, open-source Git desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-repo workflows, SSH identities, worktrees, precision staging, and safer visual Git tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11. agentgit icon
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    agentgit is a git host built for AI agents. git push https://agentgit.co/ creates the repository; there is no signup, no token and no SSH key. Refs are append-only, so nothing an agent pushed can be force-pushed over or deleted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
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