Tower Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Tower is GitHub Desktop, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are GitKraken, SmartGit, Sourcetree and Fork. Git Clients like Tower are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and self-hosting.

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  1. Desktop Plus icon
     10 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. GitMenuBar icon
     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.

    58 GitMenuBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Git Extensions icon
     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 type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Git
    Good alternative?
     
  4. GitAhead icon
     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 type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Sublime Merge icon
     31 likes

    Sublime Merge is a fast and intuitive git client built on the same performant platform as Sublime Text.

    72 Sublime Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. git-cola icon
     37 likes

    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.

    67 git-cola alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. GotHub icon
     6 likes

    Alternative front-end for GitHub written with Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  8. GitFourchette icon
     2 likes

    Explore your repos easily. Craft commits intuitively. GitFourchette will become your new home to get work done in your Git repositories.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Good alternative?
     
  9. GitUp icon
     19 likes

    GitUp is a bet to invent a new Git interaction model that lets engineers of all levels work quickly, safely, and without headaches. It's unlike any other Git client out there from the way it’s built (it interacts directly with the Git database on disk), to the way it works...

    59 GitUp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Retcon icon
     5 likes

    The native macOS app for effortlessly rewriting Git history. Move and squash commits with drag-and-drop, undo any mistake with cmd+Z, and get crystal-clear context at every step.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  11. GLab icon
     1 like

    GLab is an open source Gitlab Cli tool written in Go (golang) to help work seamlessly with Gitlab from the command line. Work with issues, merge requests, watch running pipelines directly from your CLI among other features. Inspired by gh, the official GitHub CLI tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
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