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Pros of GitKraken
- Dark theme58
- Best linux git client33
- Great overview29
- Full featured client21
- Gitflow support20
- Beautiful UI19
- Very easy to use18
- Graph16
- Works great on both linux and windows13
- Effortless13
- Easy Merge Conflict Tool6
- Amazing Github and Bitbucket integration5
- Great UX4
- Integration with GitHub3
- Automatic Repo Discovery3
- Submodule support3
- Easy to Learn and Setup3
- Super fast3
- Fuzzy find (CTRL P)2
- Very user friendly1
- Much more stable than source tree1
- Great for non-dev users1
- Because it has Linux client1
- Command palette (CTRL Shift P)1
Pros of GitUp
- Fast6
- Can edit commit messages6
- Simple interface5
- Native OSX App5
- Easy rebase3
- Great branch visualization3
- Search commit messages2
- Beautiful UI2
- Visual history and branch view2
- Incredibly easy squash2
Pros of SourceTree
- Visual history and branch view205
- Beautiful UI162
- Easy repository browsing134
- Gitflow support86
- Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines74
- Great branch visualization21
- Ui/ux and user-friendliness18
- Best Git Client UI/Features8
- Search commit messages7
- Available for Windows and macOS5
- Log only one file1
- Search file content1
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Cons of GitKraken
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- Hangs occasionally (not as bad as sourcetree)2
- Not as many features as sourcetree2
- No edit/fixup in interactive rebase2
- Do not allow to directly edit staging area2
- Does not work like a Mac app2
- Extremely slow when working with large repositories2
Cons of GitUp
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Cons of SourceTree
- Crashes often10
- So many bugs8
- Fetching is slow sometimes6
- Very unstable4
- Can't select text in diff (windows)4
- Extremely slow4
- No dark theme (Windows)4
- Freezes quite frequently2
- Can't scale window from top corners2
- Requires bitbucket account2
- UI blinking2
- Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos2
- Diff makes tab indentation look like spaces2
- Windows and Mac versions are very different2
- Windows version worse than mac version2
- Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs2
- Doesn't have an option for git init2
- Useless for merge conflict resolution2
- Generally hard to like1
- No reflog support1
- Installs to AppData folder (windows)1
- Bases binary check on filesize1
- Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)1
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What is GitKraken?
The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Cross-platform, 100% standalone, and free.
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.
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What are some alternatives to GitKraken, GitUp, and SourceTree?
Tower
Use all of Git's powerful feature set - in a GUI that makes you more productive.
GitKraken Glo
A more productive way for developers to track tasks and issues from inside GitKraken, VS Code, Atom or a browser! Glo Boards sync in real-time with GitHub Issues, support markdown and offer lots of time-saving features for devs.
GitHub
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
SmartGit
It is a graphical Git client with support for SVN and Pull Requests for GitHub and Bitbucket. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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.