The Best Open Source Sourcetree AlternativesTop Version Control Systems & Git Clients like Sourcetree

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   GitHub Desktop

    172 likes

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

   69 GitHub Desktop alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows

   • United States

   

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   GitHub Desktop vs Sourcetree Comments

   Negative comment by Guest · Nov 2, 2018

   • No visualization of the branches
   • No git stash support

   Positive comment by Guest · Jun 18, 2017

   Good GUI to local repos and (obviously) very good integration with GitHub.

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   • GitHub Desktop is Free and Open SourceSourcetree is Free and Proprietary
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   Gittyup

    37 likes

   Gittyup is a graphical Git client designed to help you understand and manage your source code history. Gittyup is a continuation of the GitAhead client.

   70 Gittyup alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Qt

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   TortoiseGit

    127 likes

   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.

   84 TortoiseGit alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Global

   

   

   

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   TortoiseGit vs Sourcetree Comments

   Negative comment by Guest · Jun 19, 2018

   Not really good for advanced flows where we have many branches and need to handle them in easy and transparent way

   Positive comment by Guest · Feb 22, 2017

   easy to use, no registration needed, full integration into windows

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   • TortoiseGit is Free and Open SourceSourcetree is Free and Proprietary
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   Gitnuro

    20 likes

   A FOSS Git multiplatform client for newbies and pros.

   38 Gitnuro alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub

   

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   Gitnuro vs Sourcetree Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Jan 11, 2025

   Essential and cleen design

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   • Gitnuro is Free and Open SourceSourcetree is Free and Proprietary
   • Gitnuro is Privacy focused and CustomizableSourcetree is not according to our users
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   RelaGit

    15 likes

   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.

   49 RelaGit alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Australia

   

   

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8. 

   

   GitWand

    12 likes

   Native Git client for macOS, Windows, and Linux featuring advanced merge conflict resolution with automated patterns, AI-powered pull request and commit message tools, visual diff and image diff viewing, hunk-level staging, integrated GitHub PR review, CLI, and VS Code extension.

   53 GitWand alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Version Control
   • Git Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Visual Studio Code

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   GitDesktop

    13 likes

   Free, open-source, cross-platform Git client supports native full Git workflows, multi-provider pull requests, integrated code reviews, issue and release management, Jira Cloud, opt-in AI commit review tools, agentic workflows, strong local privacy, and advanced recovery features.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Git Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

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   GitDesktop vs Sourcetree Comments

   Positive comment by slowmo · Aug 11, 2026

   Man the UI is so much better than SourceTree

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   • GitDesktop is Free and Open SourceSourcetree is Free and Proprietary
   • GitDesktop is a Git Client Sourcetree is a Version Control System
   • GitDesktop is Privacy focusedSourcetree is not according to our users
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    GitAhead

     59 likes

    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.

    62 GitAhead alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Git Client

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • United States

    

    

    

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    No longer under active development, per info in repo at https://github.com/gitahead/gitahead#please-note but there's a fork called Gittyup that you can try.

    GitAhead vs Sourcetree Comments

    Negative comment by dabockster · Jul 30, 2021

    Doesn't support GitHub OAuth login. Requires API key instead. This is significantly less secure than competing products.

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    • GitAhead is Free and Open SourceSourcetree is Free and Proprietary
    • GitAhead is MinimalisticSourcetree is not according to our users
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    Git Extensions

     77 likes

    Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio (2015/2017/2019).

    59 Git Extensions alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Git Client

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Git

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Desktop Plus

     9 likes

    This is an up-to-date fork of GitHub Desktop, with many quality of life improvements and advanced features for power users.

    59 Desktop Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Git Client

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

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    GitButler

     12 likes

    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.

    34 GitButler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Version Control
    • Git Client

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    • Germany
    • EU

    

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    GitMenuBar

     8 likes

    Native macOS menu bar tool streamlining Git management without terminal commands, offering instant repository sync, flexible pulling and rebasing, smart branching, history recovery features, wipe and restart actions, and protective prompts for safe workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Git Client

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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