SourceTreeWhat is SourceTree?
Use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.
SourceTree is a tool in the Version Control category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Full-powered DVCSCreate, clone, commit, push, pull, merge, and more are all just a click away.Review your outgoing and incoming changesets, cherry-pick between branches, patch handling, rebase, stash, shelve, and much more.Use Git-flow and Hg-flow with ease. Keep your repositories cleaner and your development more efficient with SourceTree's intuitive interface to Git and Hg's 'branchy' development model.
SourceTree Pros & Cons
Pros of SourceTree
- ✓Visual history and branch view
- ✓Beautiful UI
- ✓Easy repository browsing
- ✓Gitflow support
- ✓Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines
- ✓Great branch visualization
- ✓Ui/ux and user-friendliness
- ✓Best Git Client UI/Features
- ✓Search commit messages
- ✓Available for Windows and macOS
Cons of SourceTree
- ✗Crashes often
- ✗So many bugs
- ✗Fetching is slow sometimes
- ✗Extremely slow
- ✗No dark theme (Windows)
- ✗Very unstable
- ✗Can't select text in diff (windows)
- ✗Can't scale window from top corners
- ✗Freezes quite frequently
- ✗Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs
SourceTree Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to SourceTree?
GitKraken
The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Cross-platform, 100% standalone, and free.
Tower
Use all of Git's powerful feature set - in a GUI that makes you more productive.
Fork
Manage your repositories without leaving the application. Organize the repositores into categories. Fork's Diff Viewer provides a clear view to spot the changes in your source code quickly.
Sublime Merge
A snappy UI, three-way merge tool, side-by-side diffs, syntax highlighting, and more. Evaluate for free – no account, tracking, or time limits.
