Open Source GITK Alternatives

    The best open source alternative to GITK is GitAhead. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to GITK and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GITK are TortoiseGit (Free, Open Source), Git Extensions (Free, Open Source), gitg (Free, Open Source) and git-cola (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Nov 9, 2021
    1. GitAhead 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.

      Discontinued

      No longer under active development, per info in repo at https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead#please-note

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    2. 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. Since it's not an integration for a specific IDE like...
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    4. 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.
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    5. 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.
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    6. git-cola is a powerful GUI for git, a distributed revision control system. cola's ingredients include git-python and jsonpickle. cola is released under the GNU GPL v2.
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    8. Ungit

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
      • Gerrit Code Review
      • Node.JS
      • Atom
      • Brackets
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      Git GUI (WebUI).
    9. Tig: text-mode interface for Git Tig is a git repository browser that additionally can act as a pager for output from various git commands.
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    10. git-gui

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      • Cygwin
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      Is a tool for creating commits and managing branches. It was inspired by and initially based on gitool. Written in Tcl/Tk. Stable versions are shipped with Core Git since version 1.5.
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    11. GitUp

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
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      GitUp is a bet to invent a new Git interaction model that lets engineers of all levels work quickly, safely, and without headaches.
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    12. OctoDroid

      • Free • Open Source
      • Android
      • Android Tablet
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      OctoDroid is GitHub client for mobile Android devices. It allows you to browse, download source code, add/edit comments, and more.
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