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Besides the obvious advantages of command line user interfaces for a lot of use cases, I am not aware of any really good Git GUI. Can you name any for Linux or

by _ph_ 6y ago

Besides the obvious advantages of command line user interfaces for a lot of use cases, I am not aware of any really good Git GUI. Can you name any for Linux or Mac OS? Commercial would be ok, as long as it can be installed locally and does not require a server.

gibolt 6y ago
I use GitKraken, it is great! https://www.gitkraken.com/ https://www.gitkraken.com/
- _ph_ 6y ago
  That to my knowledge is server-based.
  - _ph_ 6y ago
    Thanks to the one downvoting me - what in my comment justifies a downvote? If my statement is wrong, I would certainly be interested in a correction.
  - ohgodplsno 6y ago
    It does not require a server to run.
    - _ph_ 6y ago
      Thanks, then I will give it a try, when I had looked on the web page the last time I got the impression it was a server based application and required an account on their servers.
andrewl-hn 6y ago
SourceTree is very good and free. I use it for: 1. Selecting specific lines for a commit. 2. Stashes management 3. Rebasing branches, cherry picking commits. It is possible to do a lot more with it, but for the most other operations I use command line or GitHub UI.
ricksharp 6y ago
vscode with ‘git graph’ extension is the best git toolset ever. My favorite feature is ctrl+click 2 nodes in the git tree and immediately see file level diff which I can explore in vscode’s diff viewer. For work, we use git flow with github PR (which I do on github website) and always work in feature branches. I am able to navigate git like a pro, cherry picking etc as needed without a problem. It even works well with git submodules. If something goes unexpected, git graph is the best tool to figure out what happened and to be able to repair it. Also, vscode handles merge conflicts in a way I can actually understand and correct without it slowing me down.
hemogloben 6y ago
Synvento's SmartGit (commercial)[1] is excellent and fully-featured; uses a license file for registering so I don't believe it requires a server. [1] https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/ https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/
- _ph_ 6y ago
  We actually licensed SmartSVN, which was a life saver for its version tree display. For most operations, we tended to use the command line nevertheless.
ufo 6y ago
On Linux I like using gitg. I think it is "good" in the sence that for the tasks it can do (mostly viewing history) the UI is well though out and simple to use. However, it can't do more advanced tasks so it might not be what you are asking for.
- _ph_ 6y ago
  I am using it too for visualizing the history, but the version I use doesn't do pushes yet.
rs999gti 6y ago
I like GitHub desktop

by _ph_ 6y ago

gibolt 6y ago

I use GitKraken, it is great! https://www.gitkraken.com/ https://www.gitkraken.com/

_ph_ 6y ago
That to my knowledge is server-based.
- _ph_ 6y ago
  Thanks to the one downvoting me - what in my comment justifies a downvote? If my statement is wrong, I would certainly be interested in a correction.
- ohgodplsno 6y ago
  It does not require a server to run.
  - _ph_ 6y ago
    Thanks, then I will give it a try, when I had looked on the web page the last time I got the impression it was a server based application and required an account on their servers.

andrewl-hn 6y ago

SourceTree is very good and free. I use it for: 1. Selecting specific lines for a commit. 2. Stashes management 3. Rebasing branches, cherry picking commits. It is possible to do a lot more with it, but for the most other operations I use command line or GitHub UI.

ricksharp 6y ago

vscode with ‘git graph’ extension is the best git toolset ever. My favorite feature is ctrl+click 2 nodes in the git tree and immediately see file level diff which I can explore in vscode’s diff viewer. For work, we use git flow with github PR (which I do on github website) and always work in feature branches. I am able to navigate git like a pro, cherry picking etc as needed without a problem. It even works well with git submodules. If something goes unexpected, git graph is the best tool to figure out what happened and to be able to repair it. Also, vscode handles merge conflicts in a way I can actually understand and correct without it slowing me down.

hemogloben 6y ago

Synvento's SmartGit (commercial)[1] is excellent and fully-featured; uses a license file for registering so I don't believe it requires a server. [1] https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/ https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/

_ph_ 6y ago
We actually licensed SmartSVN, which was a life saver for its version tree display. For most operations, we tended to use the command line nevertheless.

ufo 6y ago

On Linux I like using gitg. I think it is "good" in the sence that for the tasks it can do (mostly viewing history) the UI is well though out and simple to use. However, it can't do more advanced tasks so it might not be what you are asking for.

_ph_ 6y ago
I am using it too for visualizing the history, but the version I use doesn't do pushes yet.

rs999gti 6y ago

I like GitHub desktop