Sourcetree
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A powerful Mac and Windows client for Mercurial and Git distributed version control systems.
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- Free • Proprietary
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Australia
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
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I have been using this tool more than 3 years, but now it has become unbearably to use Source Tree: I see a lot of bugs, sometimes I cannot simply click on a file with changes to see them, often it work very slowly, sometimes instead of one click there is double and many many other small problems which make me crazy!!! I'm here to replace Source Tree with something else.
No significant updates since 2019/2020. Doesn't work too well with 2024 GitHub security changes. Sourcetree is effectively dead unless Atlassian says otherwise.
I've used SourceTree for more than a few years. For some reason, on the Mac, SourceTree refuses to let me set up a merge and diff tool. It complains it can't find the program (even when I give it the exact path to the program). It says you have to set up these tools in XCode. I don't even use XCode. Why does SourceTree need to ask permission from XCode to do code control???
For windows, it install to AppData, cannot change to "Program Files"
I used to like the core of the Sourcetree application, and it has even been my main Git UI for a while. However, I can no longer recommend it. Over the years, Atlassian tied it increasingly tightly to their Bitbucket ecosystem. This went far enough that for a while now, it's not even possible to complete installation anymore without registering for a BItbucket account and going through an online activation process.
A requirement like this instantly disqualifies any application for me – especially if it's a free one. Atlassian claims it wasn't a marketing move, but motivated by licensing and legal considerations. To the end-user, it doesn't make a difference. There are enough good, free (even if proprietary) alternatives to Sourcetree that don't include an artificial dependency on the availability of a remote service, and don't force complete vendor lock-in. You're on the right site to find those alternatives.
Stay away from Sourcetree, especially because it is, in principle, a well-made tool. If you decide to jump through all the superfluous hoops to get it to run at all, and end up liking it, you're just setting yourself up for future disappointment. You will get used to working with a tool that can be taken away from you again at a moment's notice.
Unfortunately SourceTree doesn't work with GitHub anymore since they've gone to Subversion. Bummer.