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Fork

Stacks167

Followers202

+ 1

Votes105

GitUp

Stacks21

Followers41

+ 1

Votes36

SourceTree

Stacks8.9K

Followers6.7K

+ 1

Votes722

Decisions about Fork, GitUp, and SourceTree

Stefan Papp

Jan 19, 2020 | 4 upvotes · 118.8K views

Chose

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I explored many Git Desktop tools for the Mac and my final decision was to use Fork. What I love about for that it contains three features, I like about a Git Client tool.

It allows * to handle day to day git operations (least important for me as I am cli junkie) * it helps to investigate the history * most important of all, it has a repo manager which many other tools are missing.

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Pros of Fork

Pros of GitUp

Pros of SourceTree

16
One of the easiest and fastest git GUIs
11
Nice UX
10
Fast, Great support, Does-it-all, blazing fast
9
Does the job way better than others
8
Gitflow support
8
Intuitive interactive rebase and conflict resolution UI
8
Dark theme
6
Excellent commit history tree view
5
This even looks the same as SourceTree
4
Repository Manager
3
Built-in developer feedback
3
Countless quality of life features
2
Keyaboard-only
2
Visual branch history
2
Reflog support
2
Github Notifications
1
Git ammend
1
Interactive rebase window
1
Native application
1
Intuitive merge conflict resolution
1
Unique Activity Manager shows current/past operations
1
Not buggy, works smoothly

6
Fast
6
Can edit commit messages
5
Simple interface
5
Native OSX App
3
Easy rebase
3
Great branch visualization
2
Search commit messages
2
Beautiful UI
2
Visual history and branch view
2
Incredibly easy squash

205
Visual history and branch view
162
Beautiful UI
134
Easy repository browsing
86
Gitflow support
74
Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines
21
Great branch visualization
18
Ui/ux and user-friendliness
8
Best Git Client UI/Features
7
Search commit messages
5
Available for Windows and macOS
1
Log only one file
1
Search file content

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Cons of Fork

Cons of GitUp

Cons of SourceTree

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10
Crashes often
8
So many bugs
6
Fetching is slow sometimes
4
Very unstable
4
Can't select text in diff (windows)
4
Extremely slow
4
No dark theme (Windows)
2
Freezes quite frequently
2
Can't scale window from top corners
2
Requires bitbucket account
2
UI blinking
2
Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos
2
Diff makes tab indentation look like spaces
2
Windows and Mac versions are very different
2
Windows version worse than mac version
2
Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs
2
Doesn't have an option for git init
2
Useless for merge conflict resolution
1
Generally hard to like
1
No reflog support
1
Installs to AppData folder (windows)
1
Bases binary check on filesize
1
Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)

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What is Fork?

Manage your repositories without leaving the application. Organize the repositores into categories. Fork's Diff Viewer provides a clear view to spot the changes in your source code quickly.

What is GitUp?

GitUp lets you see your entire labyrinth of branches and merges with perfect clarity. Any change you make, large or small, even outside GitUp, is immediately reflected in GitUp's graph. No refreshing, no waiting.

What is SourceTree?

Use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.