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. Git Agent icon
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    Git Agent is a desktop client for everyday Git work. It combines workspaces, commit history, branches, remotes, and conflict resolution in one interface.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Gitweb icon
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    Gitweb is a Git web interface. It is written in Perl and can be used as a CGI script, or as a mod_perl legacy script (run by ModPerl::Registry handler). It allows browsing a git repository (or a set of git repositories) using a web browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Perl
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  3. SnailGit icon
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    SnailGit is a TortoiseGit-like Git client, implemented as a Finder extension.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Git-machete icon
     2 likes

    Probably the sharpest git repository organizer & rebase/merge workflow automation tool you've ever seen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  5. GitX icon
     17 likes

    GitX is an OS X (MacOS) native graphical client for the git version control system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Guitar icon
     6 likes

    Git GUI Client. Open Source, Free Software (GPL v2). Run on Windows, macOS and Linux. Written in C++. Powered by Qt 5.

    65 Guitar alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
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  7. git-webui icon
     12 likes

    A standalone local web based user interface for git repositories

    It comes with history and tree browsing. You may also use it to commit as it comes with an UI to review local changes and the ability to stage / unstage code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
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  8. GitMeridian icon
     2 likes

    GitMeridian is a native Mac Git client for developers whose coding agents now write faster than they can read.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Multi-Git icon
     2 likes

    Local-first, open-source Git desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-repo workflows, SSH identities, worktrees, precision staging, and safer visual Git tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. AngKorGit icon
     1 like

    AngKorGit is a modern, cross-platform Git client for macOS, Windows, and Linux — a 12 MB download instead of the ~1 GB of Electron-based clients, built with Rust and native webviews for speed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. GitPulse icon
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    A lightweight Git activity monitor and developer velocity tracker for tracking daily commit momentum across repositories.

    52 GitPulse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
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