GitHub Desktop is a native Git client for Mac OS X and Windows with a graphical user interface.

Fork is described as 'A fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows' and is a popular Version Control system in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Fork for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Flathub apps. The best Fork alternative is GitHub Desktop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fork are SmartGit, GitKraken, Sourcetree and Gittyup.
GitHub Desktop is a native Git client for Mac OS X and Windows with a graphical user interface.

SmartGit is a front-end for the distributed version control system Git and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. SmartGit is intended for developers who prefer a graphical user interface over a command line client, to be even more productive with Git.




Millions of developers and teams around the world choose GitKraken Client to make Git more visual and accessible with an intuitive UI, the flexibility to switch between a GUI or a terminal, and a seamless experience across operating systems.


A powerful Mac and Windows client for Mercurial and Git distributed version control systems.







TortoiseGit is a Windows Shell Interface to Git and based on TortoiseSVN. It's open source and can fully be build with freely available software.




Modern graphical Git client featuring advanced tooling, support for GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, detailed project popout views, dynamic workflow automation, and extensive theme customization for enhanced adaptability and user-driven workflow management.







Native desktop Git client for macOS and Windows offering GUI access to full Git functionality including Pull Requests, Interactive Rebase, Image Diffing, Undo, Quick Actions, and seamless integration with leading code hosting services and external diff tools.




Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio (2010/2012/2013/2015/2017). Linux is supported by 2.51 version with some issues.




Sublime Merge is a fast and intuitive git client built on the same performant platform as Sublime Text.

Has more advanced options than GitHub Desktop, but for day to day casual use the UI is more complicated. I would say have both installed if you dont want to mess with Git CLI and you should be fine.