GitHub Desktop is a native Git client for Mac OS X and Windows with a graphical user interface.
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GitHub Desktop vs Fork Comments
- GitHub Desktop is Free and Open Source
Fork AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Version Control Systems
The best Version Control alternative to Fork is GitHub Desktop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Fork and many of them are Version Control Systems so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Version Control System alternatives to Fork are SmartGit, GitKraken, Sourcetree and Gittyup.
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- 67 GitHub Desktop alternatives
75 SmartGit alternativesSmartGit 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.
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- Mac
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SmartGit vs Fork Comments
dabeSmartGit is more powerful in terms of raw features, but Fork is much more enjoyable to use due to clean, intuitive UI, while still maintaining a very large feature-set compared to other git clients. Fork enables me to use git features I wouldn't have thought about using by surfacing them in the UI and making them super simple to use.
- SmartGit is Freemium and Proprietary
- SmartGit is Customizable
77 GitKraken alternativesMillions 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.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
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- Visual Studio Code
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- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
GitKraken vs Fork Comments
RemovedUserThe technical foundation of the Electron framework made this app sluggish while not even offering many features at the time I was trying it out. The biggest thing about it appeared to be the budget for advertising and creating a hype.
- GitKraken is Freemium and Proprietary
72 Sourcetree alternativesA powerful Mac and Windows client for Mercurial and Git distributed version control systems.
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Sourcetree vs Fork Comments
RemovedUserBefore using Fork I used Sourcetree. It was a great sidekick when integrated version control support of IDEs were insufficient. However it is not that snappy and offers less features. The diff views are not as good as they could be.
- Sourcetree is Free and Proprietary
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.
77 TortoiseGit alternativesTortoiseGit is a Windows Shell Interface to Git and based on TortoiseSVN. It's open source and can fully be build with freely available software.
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68 Tower alternativesNative 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.
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54 Git Extensions alternativesGit 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.
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25 GitButler alternativesGitButler is a new Source Code Management system designed to manage your branches, record and backup your work, be your Git client, help with your code and much more. Our focus is everything after writing code in your editor and before sharing it on GitHub.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
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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.