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SmartGit vs SourceTree: What are the differences?

What is SmartGit? A Git Graphical User Interface client. It is a graphical Git client with support for SVN and Pull Requests for GitHub and Bitbucket. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

What is SourceTree? A free Git GUI client for Windows and macOS. 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.

SmartGit and SourceTree belong to "Source Code Management Desktop Apps" category of the tech stack.

Decisions about SmartGit and SourceTree
Stefan Papp
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ForkFork
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I explored many Git Desktop tools for the Mac and my final decision was to use Fork. What I love about for that it contains three features, I like about a Git Client tool.

It allows * to handle day to day git operations (least important for me as I am cli junkie) * it helps to investigate the history * most important of all, it has a repo manager which many other tools are missing.

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Pros of SmartGit
Pros of SourceTree
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    • 205
      Visual history and branch view
    • 164
      Beautiful UI
    • 134
      Easy repository browsing
    • 87
      Gitflow support
    • 75
      Interactive stage or discard by hunks or lines
    • 22
      Great branch visualization
    • 18
      Ui/ux and user-friendliness
    • 8
      Best Git Client UI/Features
    • 7
      Search commit messages
    • 5
      Available for Windows and macOS
    • 1
      Log only one file
    • 1
      Search file content

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    Cons of SmartGit
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      • 12
        Crashes often
      • 8
        So many bugs
      • 7
        Fetching is slow sometimes
      • 5
        No dark theme (Windows)
      • 5
        Extremely slow
      • 5
        Very unstable
      • 4
        Can't select text in diff (windows)
      • 3
        Freezes quite frequently
      • 3
        Can't scale window from top corners
      • 2
        UI blinking
      • 2
        Windows version worse than mac version
      • 2
        Installs to AppData folder (windows)
      • 2
        Diff makes tab indentation look like spaces
      • 2
        Windows and Mac versions are very different
      • 2
        Diff appears as if space indented even if its tabs
      • 2
        Doesn't have an option for git init
      • 2
        Useless for merge conflict resolution
      • 2
        Doesn't differentiate submodules from parent repos
      • 2
        Requires bitbucket account
      • 1
        Generally hard to like
      • 1
        No reflog support
      • 1
        Bases binary check on filesize
      • 1
        Can't add remotes by right clicking remotes (windows)

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      What is SmartGit?

      It is a graphical Git client with support for SVN and Pull Requests for GitHub and Bitbucket. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

      What 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.

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        What are some alternatives to SmartGit and SourceTree?
        Tower
        Use all of Git's powerful feature set - in a GUI that makes you more productive.
        GitKraken
        The downright luxurious Git client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Cross-platform, 100% standalone, and free.
        TortoiseGit
        It is a Git revision control client, implemented as a Windows shell extension and based on TortoiseSVN. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
        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.
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