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Open Source GitHub Desktop AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Git Clients like GitHub Desktop
The best open source alternative to GitHub Desktop is Gittyup. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GitHub Desktop and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GitHub Desktop are TortoiseGit, Gitnuro, RelaGit and Git Extensions.
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79 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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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.
56 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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GitButler 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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57 GitAhead alternativesGitAhead lets you filter results and performs advanced searches. It shows you exactly what you need to see and makes navigating through thousands of commits a piece of cake.
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gitg is a git repository viewer targeting gtk+/GNOME. One of its main objectives is to provide a more unified user experience for git frontends across multiple desktops. It does this not be writing a cross-platform application, but by close collaboration with similar clients for...
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Works well, many features, good interface