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  5. Fork vs GitKraken vs GitUp

Fork vs GitKraken vs GitUp

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Overview

GitUp
GitUp
Stacks24
Followers49
Votes36
GitKraken
GitKraken
Stacks725
Followers909
Votes290
Fork
Fork
Stacks197
Followers258
Votes126

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Detailed Comparison

GitUp
GitUp
GitKraken
GitKraken
Fork
Fork

GitUp lets you see your entire labyrinth of branches and merges with perfect clarity. Any change you make, large or small, even outside GitUp, is immediately reflected in GitUp's graph. No refreshing, no waiting.

The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Cross-platform, 100% standalone, and free.

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.

Highlight a commit and hit the spacebar to quickly see its message and diff.;GitUp gives you full, transparent control over your local checkout, so it's easy to back out from unwanted changes.;GitUp's Snapshot feature builds a Time-Machine-like history of every change made to your repo, allowing you to step backwards to any point in time.;Rewrite, split, delete, and re-order commits, fixup and squash, cherry-pick, merge, rebase—It's all here, and it's lightning-fast.;GitUp puts the power in your fingertips. Surf your repo, make changes, and rewind it all back with a few short keystrokes.
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Statistics
Stacks
24
Stacks
725
Stacks
197
Followers
49
Followers
909
Followers
258
Votes
36
Votes
290
Votes
126
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 6
    Fast
  • 6
    Can edit commit messages
  • 5
    Native OSX App
  • 5
    Simple interface
  • 3
    Easy rebase
Pros
  • 60
    Dark theme
  • 34
    Best linux git client
  • 29
    Great overview
  • 21
    Gitflow support
  • 21
    Full featured client
Cons
  • 4
    Extremely slow when working with large repositories
  • 4
    Hangs occasionally (not as bad as sourcetree)
  • 4
    No edit/fixup in interactive rebase
  • 3
    Does not work like a Mac app
  • 3
    Do not allow to directly edit staging area
Pros
  • 19
    One of the easiest and fastest git GUIs
  • 14
    Nice UX
  • 13
    Fast, Great support, Does-it-all, blazing fast
  • 13
    Does the job way better than others
  • 11
    Dark theme
Cons
  • 2
    Poorly written license
  • 1
    Merges that require interactive user decision
  • 1
    Stability is fragile when looking deeply into history
Integrations
Git
Git
Git
Git
Git
Git

What are some alternatives to GitUp, GitKraken, Fork?

SourceTree

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.

Tower

Tower

Use all of Git's powerful feature set - in a GUI that makes you more productive.

Sublime Merge

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.

SmartGit

SmartGit

SmartGit is a powerful Git GUI client with support for GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab and Azure DevOps. SmartGit runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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