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SmartGit vs Fork vs GitKraken Client

 vs Visual Studio Code vs tig vs Magit vs GitExtensions vs Sublime Merge vs TortoiseGit vs SourceTree vs gmaster vs GitAhead vs Tower vs GitAtomic vs Git for Windows vs Visual Studio vs GitHub Desktop vs Aurees vs Cycligent Git Tool vs git-cola vs Ungit vs GitEye vs Intellij IDEA vs GitUp vs GitUI vs gitk vs Bit vs Git BASH vs Git Extensions vs PhpStorm vs gitember vs GitAto

Specs

Platforms

Linux, Mac, Windows

Pull Request/Comments support

Atlassian Stash, BitBucket, GitHub, own Git server (Distributed Review add-on)

Pro Features

Conflict Solver and Compare (freely editable); Pull Requests, Comments for BitBucket, GitHub and provider independent (Distributed Review add-on); Git-Flow; highly configurable views, external tools

Issue Tracker support

Atlassian JIRA

Cons Characteristics

Not as smart as the name suggests. Very tedious dialogues like: "In contrast to Fetch Only, Pull will also incorporate the fetched changes" No links to get help.

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

FREE / $49.99

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket Server, Jira Issues, GitKraken Boards Issues

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

MIT, Proprietary (official builds)

Multi Language Support

Yes

Bracket Matching

Yes

Integrated Debugger

Yes

Auto Complete

Yes

Code Templates

Yes

Error Markup

Yes

Source Control Integration

Git

Extension language

JavaScript

Plugin Manager

Yes

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

C

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Any supported by Emacs (Linux, Windows,macOS,*BSD...)

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

GPLv3

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux via Mono

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

GPL

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

Line Staging, Syntax Highlighting, Image Diffs, Merge Tool, Git Flow Integration, Submodule Management, Themes, Custom Commands

Pricing

FREE evaluation without time limit, $99 for personal license (including updates for 3 years), $75 per seat and year for business license, $168 for personal license bundle including Sublime Text (3 years of updates)

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

C, C++

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

Free

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows

Pull Request/Comments support

Coming

Pro Features

Full Diff and Merge Tool including Advanced Semantif Merge

Issue Tracker support

Yes

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

Free

Integrations

-

License

TBD

Multi Language Support

No

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

30 days

Free for

Personal and NPO

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

C++

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

Pull Requests, Interactive Rebase, Git-Flow, Dark Mode, Undo, Quick Actions, Image Diffing, Reflog, Drag & Drop, User Profiles

Pricing

FREE, $69/year for Basic, $99/year for Pro, $149/year for Enterprise

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

Kaleidoscope, P4Merge, BBEdit, Beyond Compare, FileMerge, Araxis Merge, TextMate, and many more.

Git Hosting Integrations

GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Bitbucket Server, GitLab EE/CE, Assembla, Perforce GitSwarm, Planio, Beanstalk, and many more.

Free Version

Yes, for students, teachers, schools, universities, coding bootcamps etc.

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows; OSX; Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Mac & Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

yes

Integrated Debugger

yes

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

yes

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

GPLv2

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

Free

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

Apache 2.0

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

Rust

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

-

Git Hosting Integrations

-

Free Version

-

Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

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Price

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Integrations

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License

-

Multi Language Support

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Bracket Matching

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Integrated Debugger

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Auto Complete

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Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

-

Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

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Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

-

Free for

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Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

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Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

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Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

Windows, Linux, Mac

Pull Request/Comments support

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Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

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Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

-

Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

-

Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

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Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

-

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

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Trial Period

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Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

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Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

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Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

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Completion

-

Find Usage

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Version Control

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Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

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Pro Features

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Issue Tracker support

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Cons Characteristics

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Price

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Integrations

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License

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Multi Language Support

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Bracket Matching

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Integrated Debugger

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Auto Complete

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Code Templates

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Error Markup

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Source Control Integration

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Extension language

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Plugin Manager

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Technology

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Features

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Pricing

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Trial Period

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Free for

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Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

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Cross Platform

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Database management

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Unit Testing

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Supported remote file editing protocols

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Column selection

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Go To Definition

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Refactoring

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Deployment

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Code Analysis

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Find References

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Completion

-

Find Usage

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Version Control

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Platforms

Windows, Linux, MacOS (Linux and Macos up to version 2.5 only)

Pull Request/Comments support

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Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

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Cons Characteristics

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Price

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Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

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Integrated Debugger

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Auto Complete

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Code Templates

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Error Markup

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Source Control Integration

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Extension language

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Plugin Manager

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Technology

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Features

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Pricing

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Trial Period

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Free for

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Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

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Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

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Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

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Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

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Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

Yes

Bracket Matching

Yes

Integrated Debugger

Yes

Auto Complete

Yes

Code Templates

Yes

Error Markup

Yes

Source Control Integration

Yes

Extension language

JVM

Plugin Manager

Yes

Technology

-

Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

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Free for

-

Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

-

Git

Yes

Cross Platform

Yes

Database management

Yes

Unit Testing

Yes

Supported remote file editing protocols

FTP; SFTP

Column selection

Yes

Go To Definition

Yes

Refactoring

Yes

Deployment

Remote Deployment To Multiple Hosts

Code Analysis

Yes

Find References

Yes

Completion

Yes

Find Usage

Yes

Version Control

Yes

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

-

Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

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Auto Complete

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Code Templates

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Error Markup

-

Source Control Integration

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Extension language

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Plugin Manager

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Technology

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Features

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Pricing

-

Trial Period

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Free for

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Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

-

Cross Platform

-

Database management

-

Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

-

Go To Definition

-

Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

-

Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Platforms

-

Pull Request/Comments support

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Pro Features

-

Issue Tracker support

-

Cons Characteristics

-

Price

-

Integrations

-

License

-

Multi Language Support

-

Bracket Matching

-

Integrated Debugger

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Auto Complete

-

Code Templates

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Error Markup

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Source Control Integration

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Extension language

-

Plugin Manager

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Technology

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Features

-

Pricing

-

Trial Period

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Free for

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Diff & Merge Tool Integrations

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Git Hosting Integrations

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Free Version

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Git

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Cross Platform

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Database management

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Unit Testing

-

Supported remote file editing protocols

-

Column selection

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Go To Definition

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Refactoring

-

Deployment

-

Code Analysis

-

Find References

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Completion

-

Find Usage

-

Version Control

-

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Free for non-commercial use (with some restrictions)

SmartGit can be used free of charge by Open Source developers, teachers and their students, or for hobby, non-paid usage. However, some features are only available with paid versions, like JIRA/GitHub Entreprise/Bitbucket integration, distributed review, DeepGit.
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Pro
 Uncluttered UI

SmartGit has a rather clean and uncluttered user interface. All the most useful tools and information are displayed at all times or are otherwise just a couple of clicks away. All repositories are displayed in the sidebar and through a tabbed interface you can view various info about a specific repository (files, branches, branch graph, etc). The most used git commands like pull, push, sync, commit and merge are always available on top.
Comment

Pro
 Easy to use

The clean and intuitive UI makes SmartGit very easy even for people with no prior experience with Git, even after reading just a bit on how Git works and what the main commands are.
Comment

Pro
 Great overview of the project/repository's log

SmartGit's log viewer displays the full commit history in a clean UI. This can be filtered to only show commits matching a certain criterion (e.g. branch).
Comment

Pro
 Supports GitFlow

GitFlow provides a consistent development process by defining a strict branching model that is great for managing large projects. SmartGit allows for setting up and integrating into repos that follow this model.
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Pro
 Smart embedded difference viewer

When the changes affect only a few characters in a line of code, the embedded difference viewers in the majority of competitors (such as SourceTree) show the whole line as removed and re-added. SmartGit highlights the characters that have been removed / added, so they are easier to read.
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Pro
 Can be integrated with Github, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Atlassian Stash

Using OAuth, you can connect SmartGit with your accounts in Github, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Stash and access the remote repositories there. You can then clone, fork, commit or push to your remote repositories from inside SmartGit. You can also view and manage pull requests for your open source projects from SmartGit.
Comment

Pro
 Has the most features and most logical layout

Compared to gitk, git gui, SourceTree, GitKraken.
Comment

Con
 Very expensive and no multi-user licences

91 EUR per year per person for the base version is more expensive than top development IDEs, and is exaggerated. No multi-user and no site licence either, which makes the licence management a pain.
Comment

Pro
 Can edit file in workspace or index directly from the compare view

This is very useful when reviewing files before committing and finding a needed quick tweak.
Comment

Pro
 Syntax coloring for many languages

The built-in compare and conflict solver has syntax coloring with customizable colors.
Comment

Pro
 Auto stash

If normal Git commands would abort because of local modifications, SmartGit can stash them and apply later after the command ran successfully, e.g. a rebase.
Comment

Pro
 Supports Mercurial & SVN

Apart from Git, SmartGit supports both Mercurial and SVN via a git bridge.
Comment

Pro
 Log with fine-grained display of branches

There is no option of just showing the current branch or all branches, but you can select very fine-grained what branches/forks should be displayed.
Comment

Pro
 Auto-detects repositories on disk

You don't have to search all the repositories when trying out SmartGit the 1st time, but it finds all of them magically.
Comment

Pro
 Excellent dark theme

And support for own themes.
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Pro
 Allows rearranging views

If screen space is limited, one can stack some views onto another. 2 layouts are available - "Main" and "Review" - with independent view positions.
Comment

Pro
 Great support

Support responds quickly and they genuinely try to help you! If it's a bug, it will often be fixed within days.
Comment

Pro
 Log: ability to see dangling commits and stash commits

Rebased, but not yet garbage-collected commits can be easily made accessible again, e.g. after a reset hard.
Comment

Con
 Proprietary license

Not an open source license.
Comment

Pro
 Extendable with external tools

External tools (which have a command line support) can be integrated to be used to open/view files, for diff or as conflict solvers. E.g. editors like Notepad++ or VS Code, p4merge to diff images or kdiff3 as diff view/conflict solver.
Comment

Pro
 Great conflict resolver

Comment

Pro
 Portable version for Windows is available

SmartGit also has a portable bundle that can be downloaded and can be run from external devices (such as a flash drive for example) or to test-drive without leaving traces on the machine after removing.
Comment

Pro
 Best submodule workflow on the market

You can easily update submodules from the containing repo, unlike other GUIs that require you to open each repo separately. Saves a lot of time when working on a monorepo managed using submodules.
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Pro
 Great filtering options

The file list view can be tweaked and filtered in many ways (e.g. regex can be used).
Comment

Pro
 The best multi-repository support

Can make a repo group containing multiple repos; it acts as a meta repo. Can submit selected files from multiple repos in a repo group in one commit action; uses the same commit message in all the repo commits.
Comment

Pro
 Journal dedicated for current branch history

Showing commits from the current branch, its remote branch and one auxiliary branch. Independent of the that, there is a log window available that allows to view all (other) commits.
Comment

Pro
 Easy recover from mistakes

Across all those years, every mistake I did I was able to recover.
Comment

Pro
 Every git command is available through the GUI

Not every, but nearly all.
Comment

Pro
 Can rearrange Repository window and Log window views/panels

This allows great layouts as desired.
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Con
 There is no lite version

A lite version would allow the user to do all the basic tasks quickly. If you need more complex tasks, you can also install the regular version beside it. A lite version would also be less memory hungry and would work on systems using low memory.
Comment

Pro
 Offers life-time updates

One payment, get updates for all future versions.
Comment

Pro
 Cross-platform

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Pro
 GPG support

GPG in SmartGit makes for added security.
Comment

Pro
 Ability to follow only first parent in the Log window

This is extremely useful in histories with a lot of merges. You can focus on the changes on the main branch and expand into a merged branch with a single click when you need to.
Comment

Pro
 Evolution submission program

See here.
Comment

Pro
 Can detect issue numbers and links to the issue tracker

Supports GitBugTraq file.
Comment

Con
 Free version doesn't support Gitlab Community Edition

It requires paid commercial version.
Comment

Pro
 Supports selecting open issues from JIRA

Allows you to select the desired issue, instead of having to do it manually.
Comment

Pro
 Can handle big repositories with long history

4GB, 10 years. Most other graphical clients either slow down to a crawl or even crash, or don't support some of the needed features.
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Pro
 UX design is synergy with how a developer actually works

It may look confusing at first, but once you know each part, you love how useful they are.
Comment

Pro
 Git squash

Git squash is a pain on CLI, and most Git clients allow some kind of squash during Rebase only. Ctrl+J shortcut helps for simple squash commits.
Comment

Con
 It is slower than the older versions

As more and more features are adding, the more slow the application becomes.
Comment

Con
 Diff display doesn't show long lines well

If changes are made in very long lines, the diff display is hard to navigate.
Comment

Con
 Absolute git beginners will find it very complicated

If you're just starting out with git, SmartGit might feel overwhelming as it does not dumb-down the complexities of git but exposes everything.
Comment

Con
 Font size too small and cannot be changed

Comment

Con
 Unintuitive UI

At first glance, the sub windows are poorly organized. For example, there isn't an easy way to navigate the files in the repository. It's drastically differently designed than other popular source control clients.
Comment

Con
 Currently lacks support for git subtree

It's a useful feature when developing several independent project modules in parallel.
Comment

Con
 Requires non-beginner level of GIT to appreciate fully

Comment

Con
 Handling of git repository security tokens & credentials

The handling of git repository security tokens & credentials is bad: one usually has to ask google, read discussions and then start to use try & error to get working access. You would expect much more from software that calls itself smart.
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Con
 Uses Atlassian JIRA for Support

Uses Atlassian JIRA for support. That requires you to provide Atlassian with personal information, including email addresses. Also doesn't work with JavaScript disabled.
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Con
 The top 5-10 git Use Cases are not intuitive without knowing git

SmartGit fails to abstract git in a way that makes it easy / intuitive to use. For software that calls itself smart, you would expect someone who has worked with any version of control software for years to get up to speed quickly with SmartGit - without studying the Git Manual.
Comment

Con
 Doesn' t support remote coding or WSL

To work alongside tools like VSCode it really needs to be able to work with remote code by ssh and on Windows support for running git within WSL where the code is being developed.
Comment

Pro
 Hotkeys for everything

Or nearly everything.
Comment

Con
 Some git functionality has been renamed

In order to preserve the same interface across Git and Mercurial, some naming compromises have been made so that the various VCS it supports are all consistent with each other.
Comment

Con
 It can be slow and resource hungry

It was written in Java, which is known for being a resource hog, and it can be slow on some machines, as well as prone to errors if developers are not very experienced.
Comment

Con
 ssh client confused me

Comment

Con
 Forced integration of other services

There's "glo boards" services which I doubt anyone use. They are integrated into GitKraken, and commercial licenses includes payment for that - no matter if you're not going to use it.
Comment

Con
 No "pay once, use forever" license

There's no "pay once, use forever" license (one of "PRO" cases is false here). You should pay every month, or every year, to continue using this software.
Comment

Con
 Free license is too restrictive

Free license doesn't allow to use it with non-public (e.g. local) repositories since version 6.0.
Comment

Pro
 Many hosting integrations, including GitHub, BitBucket, and GitLab

Comment

Con
 Irritating starting screen

The start screen gets on top of all and every window that's open until SmartGit itself opens up (which takes some time).
Comment

Con
 External log window

A "Journal" view is available in the main window, though, and focuses on the current branch (incl. remote branch) and one additional ("auxiliary") branch.
Comment

Con
 Auto clean-up consumes a lot of resources

Leaving SmartGit idle for some time will launch project clean-up, which uses a lot of PC processing power, making it completely unusable until it finishes. This can be disabled from the options menu, but should have been disabled by default.
Comment

Con
 Perspective views can be limiting

Being able to see everything at a glance is important. Some updates, however, change the perspective views which are rather fixed. It lacks a more open way to add and remove windows to create your own perspectives as these changes between versions can disrupt a nice workflow.
Comment

Pro
 Fast and easy to use

Comment

Pro
 Dark theme support

Comment

Pro
 Large feature set, yet the UI is still clean and minimal

There aren't a million different menu options like some other clients.
Comment

Con
 No Linux version

This git client is not compatible with Linux making the life harder for the developers that work on both, MacOS and some Linux distro.
Comment

Pro
 No registration required

Comment

Pro
 Lightweight

So many features in such a lightweight tool. Bravo.
Comment

Pro
 FREE and unlimited evaluation period

You can freely use this app as long as you want. Though at one point you should thank the developers for their hard work, by buying a license.
Comment

Pro
 Smart Diff is very handy

Comment

Pro
 Highlights the difference within a line

Comment

Pro
 Comfortable when staging line-by-line changes

This feature is superior to the one that is implemented by SourceTree as it does not reset the file scroll view to the top of the file after each stage. If you do feature-specific commits after some time of development - it's very important to be able to easily compose the commit from different line-based changes.
Comment

Con
 NOT free anymore

You are obliged to purchase a license ($50, one time) for "long term use" - whatever this means, it is not clearly outlined in the license.
Comment

Pro
 SSH Support

You can connect and authenticate to git repositories via SSH instead of HTTP.
Comment

Pro
 Works without putty configuration on Windows

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Pro
 Overall aesthetic

The GUI components are flawless on the Mac. It is expected to be a similar experience on Windows. Once you realize that you can filter by branch, your appreciation for the product will go up dramatically.
Comment

Pro
 Frequently updated and evolving fast

Comment

Pro
 Intregrates with external DIFF tool

Should the need arise you can click CTRL+D on the file.
Comment

Pro
 Tabbed interface

Several repos can be open at once in individual tabs, so it's trivial to switch back and forth between them.
Comment

Pro
 Merge conflict resolution is great

Comment

Pro
 Diffs for Word and pictures

Shows the diffs for Word files and even pictures.
Comment

Pro
 Comfortable keyboard shortcuts

Comment

Pro
 Only $50 for one time purchase

For 1 user up to 3 machines.
Comment

Pro
 Supports stashing and unstashing files using the GUI

Comment

Con
 Still a young client, thus so not as feature rich

This git GUI client is quite young compared to industry old-timers like git-tower 2 or SourceTree. So it's not as feature rich as you'd like. Still a very capable client for a simple day-to-day work.
Comment

Pro
 Can work with private repos, assign 'per-repo' credentials, dark theme, zoom-in/out the GUI, great interface (see below)

Apart from the above I liked a lot the interface idea - combination of graphical representation of merged branches and textual commit details (like e.g. in GitKraken or Sublime Merge).
Comment

Pro
 Branch state icon

You can see for every branch if... ... it has created a tracking reference (pushed at least once) ... it has un-pushed commits ... there are changes on the remote which haven't been pulled yet ... it has lost the tracking reference (very handy: when source branch is deleted after merge you can see that easily).
Comment

Pro
 Merge conflict resolution is great

Comment

Pro
 Supports git LFS and gitflow

Comment

Pro
 Repositories with uncommitted changes have a * next to their name

This is an update from previous versions.
Comment

Con
 Not open source

Comment

Con
 Requires granting access to your git projects for the developer of the app

Comment

Con
 Hard to see which repos have uncommitted changes at a glance

Have to click the repo names one by one to see the uncommitted changes. Remember Sourcetree Mac client having an indicator showing the number of uncommited changes.
Comment

Con
 Requires .NET Framework 4.6 on Windows

Fork apparently requires .NET Framework 4.6 (unknown if it will work with higher versions) and if not present attempts to install it (on the plus side Fork does ask for permission).
Comment

Con
 Limited search

The search / filter options are still very limited in comparison to e.g. TortoiseGit.
Comment

Con
 The file DIFF is good for a quick glance but for more detailed comparison it's better to use an external DIFF tool to see the whole file in perspective

For this you can use BeyondCompare, and Fork has great external integration.
Comment

Con
 Very pale text rendering and ugly UI in the Windows version

Comment

Con
 Main window seems like a copy of Git Extensions

Its main window has the same layout of Git Extensions. Just a more modern "theme".
Comment

Pro
 Free (for the moment)

The majority of work on Fork is done in the developers' spare time and, despite requests from the Fork community (who are keen to support the app), the product is still free. The developers are open about the possibility that they might make it a paid app at some point in the future, but the price is expected to be low and it will not be on a subscription basis.
Comment

Con
 Will soon no longer be free according to the site

Under the download button it says "Free, $50 soon".
Comment

Pro
 Many cons aren’t true

Many of the reported cons are no longer true and should be deleted.
Comment

Con
 Still a young client, thus not as feature rich

This git GUI client is quite young compared to industry old-timers like git-tower 2 or SourceTree. So it's not as feature rich as you'd like. Still a very capable client for a simple day-to-day work.
Comment

Pro
 Works without putty configuration on windows

Comment

Con
 Currently in Beta for Windows

No longer true. see: https://git-fork.com/releasenoteswin
Comment

Pro
 Offers a simple way of undoing mistakes

GitKraken has simple undo/redo buttons that work the same way you'd expect in any other software.
Comment

Con
 After update on 2019/06/19, private repository won't be allowed for free use anymore

It will message you with a pop-up window to ask you to upgrade using plan.
Comment

Con
 Must log into GitKraken servers to use the free version

All functionality is disabled unless you register for a free account and remain logged in. Note: This does not apply to the Enterprise version ($99/user/yr) where GitKraken can be installed/self-hosted in your own environment.
Comment

Pro
 Built-in merge tool

GitKraken allows developers to fix merge conflicts inside the application. This feature is available in the free version, but the merge conflict output editor is only available for users on the paid version.
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Pro
 Cross-platform

GitKraken works on Windows, Linux, macOS, and it has an uniform and consistent interface across those platforms.
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Pro
 Beautiful user interface

It's modern and beautiful, it looks clean and refined. It's simple: the most used features (pull, push, branch, stash, commit) are accessible in one click, and are the only buttons. The other features aren't in complicated menus nor in hundreds of buttons, but rather displayed when you right-click on something. It gives more space to the commits, i.e. the most important things. In fact, you can collapse or reduce the other menus/windows. It displays the current path (project, branch) on an horizontal (clickable) bar at the top. It's just a matter of taste but I prefer this to the traditional "tree" view. It has undo and redo buttons on the main window. It supports some drag-and-drop gestures (for example: drag-and-droping the local branch to the remote one pushes it).
Comment

Pro
 Great for newbies

The UI & UX of GitKraken is intuitive and easy to learn. This is great for Git beginners looking to be productive while also learning the concepts and workflow of Git with a relatively gentle learning curve.
Comment

Con
 Subscription-based pricing

Pro users pay monthly instead of a one-time fee which is not conventional in desktop applications.
Comment

Pro
 Some of the best integration with hosted version control services

GitKraken can be connected to Github, Gitlab, or Bitbucket accounts through OAuth. From that point onward most if not all actions that are related to these services can be done inside GitKraken. Things like: cloning or forking a repository, adding a remote, pushing to a remote repository hosted on these services can be done inside the app. You can even manage pull requests inside GitKraken for example. All pull requests for a certain branch for example are shown on that branch's graph.
Comment

Pro
 Free version available (with some limitations)

There are both pro and free versions available. The free version is pretty complete feature-wise for day-to-day operations, for any publicly-hosted repository.
Comment

Pro
 Extremely easy to use

A lot of care has gone into trying to make GitKraken as easy and intuitive as possible and it show. Every action is quick and painless with no more user interaction than necessary. For example, switching to another branch is as easy as a double-click on the sidebar.
Comment

Pro
 Under constant improvement

A quick glance at GitKraken's release notes shows how frequently it's updated. Updates are released on a 2-4 week cycle and each one brings new features and bug fixes.
Comment

Pro
 Nice repository management tool

GitKraken is useful as a repository management tool with the ability to group different repositories into a single project. This is great when you have multiple repos all related to a single project (e.g. separate repositories for client/server, or front-end/back-end).
Comment

Pro
 Supports GitFlow

GitFlow provides a consistent development process by defining a strict branching model that is great for managing large projects. GitKraken allows for setting up and integrating into repos that follow this model.
Comment

Pro
 Intuitive drag-and-drop operations

You can intuitively drag-and-drop UI elements to perform certain actions, e.g. drag-and-dropping the local branch on the remote branch to push it. This also extends to more complicated Git operations, such as rebasing (for example, rebasing the local master on origin/master while working on another branch can be accomplished by drag-and-dropping the local master label onto the origin/master label — this will stash your local changes -> checkout master -> rebase it on origin/master.)
Comment

Pro
 Has a dark theme

No more eyestrain staring at white screens - GitKraken has a lovely dark theme.
Comment

Pro
 Has a powerful fuzzy finder

GitKraken has a powerful fuzzy finder (accessible through CTRL+P on Windows/Linux, and CMD+P on macOS) that allows you to intelligently search for files or actions you wish to perform.
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Pro
 Perfect for beginner developers

GitKraken is easy to use and is brilliant for the beginner developers.
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Pro
 Can use github student pack to get different pro features

Comment

Con
 Has memory-related issues

Like most Electron apps, GitKraken has some memory-related issues. For starter, it requires more memory for an action than an equivalent non-Electron application. Although this should not be a problem most of the time for people who use machines with lots of RAM (after all, RAM is pretty cheap nowadays), it can have some issues when opening large repositories and there have been cases where GitKraken failed to open very large repositories or started lagging once they were opened.
Comment

Pro
 Supports different pull mechanisms

GitKraken has three different pulling mechanisms: fast-forward if possible (fetch remote branch -> attempt to fast-forward local branch; a merge will be performed if fast-forward is not possible), fast-forward only (same as previous, but doesn't make any changes to local repo if fast-forward is not possible) and rebase (stashes commits -> fetch new commits on remote branch -> replay your commits on the branch).
Comment

Con
 Hides away too much of the Git internals

When errors come up, there is no easily retrievable information to help diagnose the issue.
Comment

Pro
 Built-in pull request functionality

If your repository is connected to a hosted version control service (e.g. Github, Bitbucket, etc.), you can manage pull requests inside GitKraken.
Comment

Con
 Does not allow offline installations

Upon installation, the user is prompted to register online, failing which the program becomes disabled after a fixed number of days. This is a problem for air-gapped environments. There are workarounds for this limitation though. Note: This does not apply to the Enterprise version ($99/user/yr) where GitKraken can be installed/self-hosted in your own environment.
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Con
 Free version not for self-hosted gitlab

This nice cross-platform client could have delivered the same UI on different platforms.
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Con
 Not open source

It is gratis (no cost) but is not open source. The community cannot fix problems in it, audit it for security, or trust it in general.
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Con
 Very slow

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 Good keyboard shortcuts

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Con
 Limited history

GitKraken only shows a certain amount of history so larger repositories will suffer from not being able to backtrack from inception.
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Con
 Crashes once in a while

Under specific circumstances, like resetting 5000+ changes, the GUI will crash.
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Con
 Has some issues with non UTF-8 characters

GitKraken has some issues with non-UTF8 characters in code, and this possibly extends to some other places as well when special characters are present, e.g. in the committer's name.
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Con
 Poor visibility in interface

The graph is very beautiful, but it tells you next to nothing about the identity of the person committing in that branch. Only by clicking a specific commit, or memorizing the colors of the committer's identity, will you be able to find out who that is. In a project with more than two contributors or branches, you'll be overwhelmed by the lines and who committed what. This is very apparent in offline or corporate environments where "avatar pictures" are NOT prevalent.
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Con
 Buggy on Windows

Trips over itself with access denied errors on directories, making some simple operations / merges impossible and having to resort to doing the operation using the command line. Some might say, that's a pro.
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Con
 No real commitement to Linux support

Infinite loop on Fedora 28, no debug feature or stacktrace available, no clear dependencies listing.... no real support on Linux.
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Con
 Does not support authentication using AAD

Unlike default git client which provides authentication using default credential helper.
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Pro
 Licence is only $49/year/user or $39/year/user for 10+ users

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Con
 Has annoying popup reminders that ask you to upgrade to the Pro version

Understandable, since nobody is entitled to use work done by others for free, but annoying nonetheless.
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Con
 Does not allow the renaming of local repository

When you create a local only repository, you don't have any options to put your project's name, it will take the name of your chosen folder and you cannot rename it.
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Con
 Forced paid third-party services

It is forced integrated with "glo boards" feature which is useless for a lot of users - but to get a commercial license you must pay for it anyway.
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Con
 Do not allow to edit index directly

For extra fine commit, only allow the default "git philosophy" : add a hunk to the index (git add -p [+s] + y), so index a full line or adjacent lines, not as powerful as egit (Eclipse / Git Eye) allowing to edit index directly and take a part of a line for example (close to git add --edit with the security of the UI to not fail)
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Con
 Doesn't allow to copy file name

When you open a file inside a commit to check its changes, GitKraken doesn't allow you to copy the file name/path from anywhere on the screen.
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Pro
 Made by developers for developers

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Con
 No longer free for use with private repos.

You can use GitKraken for free if you're working on a public repo, but you can no longer work on a private one without paying.
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Pro
 GitFlow support out of the box

Supports GitFlow out of the box.
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Con
 Not free for private repository

The last update made the app total nonsense. from now on, you need to purchase a license if you have a private project.
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Con
 Slow

Can take between 2 and 5 seconds to load a repository, if not crashing while loading.
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Con
 Not free for private projects

The FREE plan does not allow you to open private repositories. This seems to be a recent change as of November 2019, previously that was ok.
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Con
 Bad performance when opening a repository

GitKraken can take between 2 and 5 seconds to load a repository, even if the repository is small. For larger repositories, it can take longer and might crash.
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Con
 Can be confusing

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Con
 Not free for commercial use

The free version of GitKraken cannot be used in commercial projects.
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Con
 User interface is messy

It feels like looking at a illuminated advertising panel. Every element is shouting: "Here! Please click on me!"
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Con
 Git graph is not the clearest

The git graph can get complex very fast if you're following the GitFlow process. There is also no way to re-order commits like in other Git clients (e.g. SourceTree).
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Con
 No longer free for use with private repos

You can use GitKraken for free if you're working on a public repo, but you can no longer work on a private one without paying.
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Con
 No tab support

Cannot access multiple repositories in the same session.
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Con
 Does not support interactive rebase

Interactive rebase is one of the most interesting and useful features of Git, but unfortunately, it is not supported by GitKraken.
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Pro
 Free version available

There are both pro and free versions available. The free version is pretty complete feature-wise for day-to-day operations.
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Con
 Can be sluggish at times

Even on a powerful machine, the GitKraken interface can be very sluggish. There is always a delay when moving from the log to deciding what to stage or commit, moving between hunks, etc.
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Con
 Hard to get file log

You can't get file log if the file is not changed because GitKraken doesn't have file search.
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Con
 No indication that it is working in the background

There is no "please wait" message or even an animated indicator to alert to there being some form of time-consuming job running in the background.
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Pro
 Supports multiple platforms

GitKraken has been built on top of Electron, making it cross-platform and capable of running natively on Linux, Mac, and Windows. This is very helpful for people who work on different platforms since they will have the choice of a consistent look and feel when using GitKraken.
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Con
 Amending merge output is a pro feature

In most cases of merge conflicts, users are stuck with auto-merge or manually resolving it by hand. This is because in the free version of GitKraken, users have limited options to choose from (keep file, auto-merge, or use external merge tool). Modifying the merge output directly, or selecting lines to keep/discard, is only available for users on the pro version. In addition, using external merge tools is very limited because GitKraken (both free & paid) restricts it to only those it managed to auto-detect. It also does not support custom arguments for the external tools.
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Con
 Does not support detached HEAD mode

If you want to Checkout some past commit, you just can't.
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Con
 Won't work well with other software like VS Code

Trying to checkout with the VS Code opened will give an error "Checkout Failed - could not rmdir".
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Con
 Still full of bugs

It's not a solid piece of software yet.
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Con
 Does not allow you to activate file to long path in Windows

If your git repo is big and has too many subfolders and file names are long, it does not allow you to activate an option or an internal git shell so you can run commands on that git instance, or any other for that matter. And because one can't run a command to accept long file names, this client just gets all bugged out and does not work properly any more.
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Con
 Missing some advanced features

For example: Checkout & Hard Reset Advanced or Interactive Rebase (aka history rewrite) Progress bar indicator.
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Pro
 Has a FuzzyFinder

GitKraken has a fuzzy finder to switch between repos / files.
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Con
 Cannot select multiple files at once, to stage/unstage

There is no shift-click or control-click functionality to select multiple files. The user must therefore click on the "Stage this file" label, or stage all changes.
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Pro
 Available for Windows, Linux and Mac

It is available for almost all distros.
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Con
 Ugly, looks like a web app

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Con
 Not free

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Con
 Does not support Git LFS

Cannot use this with the Large File Storage system.
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Con
 Unable to pull/push to VSTS git repo, keeps asking for credentials that it wont accept

Can use VSTS with personal access token as password. It's just not straightforward.
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Con
 Support doesn't respond to support requests unless you've bought a license

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Pro
 Great interface, versions for windows linux and Mac, making it much easier to use GIT even for inexperienced users.

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 Intuitive

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 Fast

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Con
 Cannot select multiple lines to stage/unstage

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Con
 No LFS support

Unable to use the git large file storage plugin.
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Con
 No LFS support

Unable to use the Git large file storage plugin.
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Con
 Currently in beta

The software is no longer invite-only, but is still in beta so it could be unstable.
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Pro
 Embedded Git control

Visual Studio Code has integrated Git control, guaranteeing speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.
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Pro
 Plugins for git repository management

For example, GitLens and Git Graph replace the functionality of apps like GitCracken or Source Tree. There are also official extensions from GitHub and Gitlab that allow working with pull requests. And all this is inside your code editor — unbelievable!
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Pro
 Ready to use out of the box

You don't need to configure and add plugins before being productive. However, you can add plugins if needed but for the basics you're well covered.
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Pro
 Extendable through plug-ins

Visual Studio Code comes fairly complete out of the box, but there are many plug-ins available to extend its functionality.
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Pro
 Integrated terminal

There's no need to press alt+tab to go to a terminal: it is directly integrated into the editor. Shift+~ is a handy hotkey to toggle the integrated terminal.
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Pro
 Integrated debugging 

VSC includes debugging tools for Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
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Pro
 Updated frequently

There's a new release of Visual Studio Code every month. If you are one of the insiders then releases are daily.
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Pro
 Great performance

For a 'wrapped' web-based application, Visual Studio Code performs very well.
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Pro
 Active development

It's really nice to see how the code editor evolves. Every month there is a new version with great communication of new features and changes.
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Con
 Slow launch time

Slower than its competitors, e.g. Sublime Text.
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Pro
 Support RTL languages

It supports pretty web rtl languages like arabic languages when most of other editors don't support it.
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Pro
 Good support for new Emmet syntax

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Pro
 JS typechecking

It leverages TypeScript compiler functionality to statically type check JS (type inference, JSDoc types) with "javascript.implicitProjectConfig.checkJs": true option.
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Pro
 Inline definition picking and usages finding

These features allow you to have a glance at code without opening it as a whole in a separate tab. Moreover, editing is allowed.
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 Python support

Excellent Python plugin, originally created by Don Jayamanne, now hired by Microsoft to extend and maintain the extension.
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Pro
 TypeScript integration

There is very solid TypeScript integration in Visual Studio Code. Both are developed by Microsoft and VSC itself is written in TypeScript.
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Con
 Slow and laggy

Especially when you are multi-tasking at times and/or have multiple installed extensions.
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Pro
 High fidelity C# plugin

The Omnisharp plugin is very powerful providing full sln, csproj, and project.json support.
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Pro
 Huge community behind it

The ease of getting assistance and finding tutorials is increasing as the community grows.
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Pro
 Custom snippets support

Snippets are templates that will insert text for you and adapt it to their context, and in VSC they are highly customizable.
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 It has gotten really good

All it takes is one stop for all the features many people need.
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 Extensions (aka plugins) are written in JavaScript

Extensions are written in either Typescript or JavaScript.
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 Libre/open source

Released under the MIT License.
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Pro
 Integrated task runners

Task runners display lists of available tasks and performing these tasks is as simple as a click of the mouse.
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Pro
 Fast and powerful

VS-Code has the speed of Sublime and the power of WebStorm. Perhaps this is the best software that Microsoft has ever created.
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Pro
 ESLint integration

ESLint integrates great. You can define your rules trough .eslintrc.* as usual and vs code will autofix your code on save. So your code is always in style.
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Pro
 JavaScript IntelliSense support

JavaScript IntelliSense allows Visual Studio Code to provide you with useful hints and auto-completion features while you code.
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 Fast

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 Vim-like bindings

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Con
 Steeper barrier to entry as compared to a GUI solution

Since you have to get used to working in the terminal (if you are not already used to doing that) and learn the commands, it has a steeper learning curve than GUI clients which are usually more intuitive and easier to grasp.
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Con
 No native windows version

Needs Cygwin to run under Windows
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Pro
 Allows you to stay in the terminal

If you prefer to do most of your development inside the terminal, changing windows to move to a GUI git client can be annoying. Since tig runs inside the terminal, that's avoided.
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Pro
 Works on any platform

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 Available in Homebrew

Can easily be installed with homebrew simply by running brew install tig
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Pro
 Greatly increases productivity

It lets you use git to its fullest without having to remember every single git command. With its intuitive and simple keyboard-based interface, users can use even the most advanced git features with just a couple keystrokes.
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Pro
 Easy to remember mnemonics

You can easily learn the mnemonics for the most common tasks and use them to your advantage to speed up your workflow.
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Pro
 Stage hunks or even just parts of a hunk using a single key press

In Magit staging a hunk or even just part of a hunk is very easy. Magit also implements several other "apply variants" in addition to staging and unstaging. For example: you can also discard or reverse a change, or apply it to the working tree.
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Pro
 Diffs are easy

Since it's integrated with Emacs, diffs are very easy to fix. You can jump right to any file you want to fix as soon as it comes up in the logs or in the status view.
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Pro
 Uninterrupted workflow for common tasks

Simple tasks, such as commits, can quickly be made without leaving the editor.
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Con
 Can only be used with Emacs

Since it's an Emacs plugin, you need to have emacs installed first.
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Con
 Can be very slow on Windows.

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Pro
 Blame information can be viewed inline with the file

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Con
 Useful only for people who use Emacs

Magit is only useful if your text editor of choice is Emacs. It wouldn't really make any sense to open up emacs just to run Magit if you use another editor.
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Pro
 Open source

It's totally free And its written and thought by developers who really know what you need as a developer. Open to contributions by everybody.
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Pro
 Git commands visibility

GitExtensions typically displays all commands that it carries out in a separate window. The user can also open the Gitcommand log (under Tools) and view the git commands as they interact with the program.
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Pro
 SSH support

Instead of using HTTPS and authenticating every time they are pushing their code remotely, plenty of developers prefer to use SSH to communicate with the remote server and authenticate using secure key pairs.
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Pro
 Powerful commit screen

Staging/unstaging files and/or lines of code, ammending, overriding commit's author, commit templates.
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Pro
 Many advanced features made easier to use

Complex git commands such as resolving a rebase conflict or performing a subtree merge are made much easier by a helpful UI.
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Pro
 Great UI

GitExtensions has a simple layout, all usual functions being available without navigation menus. The branching and merging are clear and easy to follow.
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Pro
 Lightweight and fast

GitExtensions is a lightweight and fast application.
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Pro
 Very good stash support

Easy to save, view & pop stashes.
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Pro
 Easy to set up

Can either be set up as a shell extension, standalone tool of Visual Studio plugin, allowing developers to choose the way that suits their workflow best and is easier for them to get into.
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Pro
 Easy to use

Can be used as a Visual Studio plugin for developers who use it as their IDE, or as a standalone tool. Both are easy to use even for users not very familiar with git.
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Pro
 Submodule support

Powerful submodule support, also when working with multiple cloned SuperRepos.
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Con
 No side-by-side diff

There is no option to do side-by-side review of files. Creator(s) do not feel this is a desirable feature. While this is great software in almost all aspects, not giving the end-user a choice of side-by-side diff (inside GitExtensions) is a deal-breaker. And no, using an external tool to do this is too much of a hassle, because of the amount of files to check in each change-set (in my case that are often 200 to 300 files).
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Pro
 Responsiveness

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Pro
 Useful plugins

Includes Gitflow, also has a delete obsolete branches feature which is very useful to get rid of those old branches that have already been merged. There are also other options to clean overall clutter in repositories.
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Pro
 Built-in git-bash console

This makes running custom git commands quicker.
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Con
 Not truly cross-platform

GitExtensions is not truly cross-platform. It can run through mono on UNIX-based systems but this does not work as well as it does on Windows.
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Pro
 Eases initial git configuration

The settings window on first run helps you set lots of required settings such as your commit email address.
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Pro
 Simple global / local diff and merge support

Makes working with repos using different languages and support tools much easier.
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Con
 Missing tabs to have more repositories open at once

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Pro
 Allows easy setting up of scripts to enhance productivity

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Con
 Doesn't offer " Repo Groups"

Repo groups (best done in smart git, Git Kraken's version is also decent) is an amazing time saving feature when you work with multiple repos on a daily basis. This is the only con!
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Con
 UI does not render properly on Windows 10 x64

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Pro
 Plugin API

There are several out-of-the-box plugins installed with standard setup. Additional behavior customization is possible with new plugins (written in C#).
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Pro
 Integration with common tools like Jira or TeamCity

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Con
 UI may feel cluttered with too much information

The sheer amount of information that the UI displays by default may feel overwhelming at times, if not outright confusing.
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Con
 Linux version has no updates

If you want an updated version, you have to download the source and figure out how to build it yourself. Developers don't have any kind of documentation or faq about this process.
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Pro
 Open source

GitExtensions is a free and open source project.
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Pro
 Fast

Loads repos quicker and doesn't keep running stuff in the background
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Con
 No new release for more than a year

UPDATE: there is a very recent new release
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Con
 Does not support the latest Git versions (2+)

There's no support for the latest versions of Git, nor are there plans to extend support to Git v2+
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Pro
 Pure Git behind the scenes

All actions are real Git actions which minimizes confusion and makes it perfect for beginners and professionals alike.
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Pro
 Speed

Nothing is faster. I used to use Gitkraken, but on large projects Gitkraken is barely usable.
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Pro
 Very keyboard friendly

All actions have either direct hotkeys or corresponding entries in the palette (same as Sublime Text). This means a very streamlined and fast usage.
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Pro
 No account info needed

No account- or server checkbacks (only for updates). All password handling is pure Git which means much less trouble and confusion.
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Pro
 Portable version

Windows portable version.
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Pro
 "Native" performance (Python based)

Very good performance.
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Pro
 Using the trial version forever without limitations

Sublime Merge may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however, a license must be purchased for continued use. There is no enforced time limit for the evaluation.
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Pro
 Lifetime testing

The product is paid but you can test for your life without paying (similar to sublime text).
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Pro
 Excellent user interface

The user interface is designed excellently, and it's really fast to navigate with mouse or keyboard. It's never obscured which git commands are used, and commands can be modified/extended if desired. The visual appearance of the interface can be changed via themes, new git commands can be added, and even the menus can be extended.
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Pro
 Not subscription based

A license gives you 3 years of updates, and you can use the product after that indefinitely.
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Pro
 Bundled license available with Sublime Text (which is an amazing text editor)

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Con
 Too expensive

And they're continuing to increase the price over the time, from the $60 that was at the start.
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Pro
 Windows context menu integration

Context menu enables quick access to common commands.
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Pro
 Resembles and builds on TortoiseSVN knowledge and experience

For those who are used to working with TortoiseSVN, there is little more to learn with TortoiseGit, making the transition as smooth as possible.
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Pro
 Open source

The project is open-source (under GPLv2), meaning it's guaranteed to continue to be free over the years, and can have its development continued even if the project creators stop updating it.
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Pro
 Can parse and provide a clear and understandable commit log

It can provide a pretty and easily understandable log of all commits and even filter them by branch.
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Con
 Hard to understand what happened when something goes wrong

Since TortoiseGit uses a lot of combinations of different Git commands under the hood to perform even the most basic actions, it's difficult to determine what exactly went wrong in the event of an error.
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Pro
 Menus cover most of operations required for Git

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Pro
 Convenient blaming tool

Very friendly blame tool. Easy to walk in the history of a file.
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Pro
 Can parse and provide a pretty log of all commits or filter by branch

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Con
 No support for staging

It does not support staging in any way. You'll never guess that this feature exists in git.
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Pro
 Compact

Still reasonably compact compared to other alternatives.
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Con
 Not the best UI

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Pro
 Revision graph

Revision graph gives a great global look about all tags and branches on the Git.
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Con
 Seems to lock up explorer

Occasionally explorer seems to come to a halt and having a spinning icon for a while
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Con
 Renames git commands

Makes things hard to find for people used to the git CLI.
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Con
 Too closely resembles TortoiseSVN knowledge

Falsely allows users to think git and SVN are the same.
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Con
 File status icons are often out of date and unreliable

There are different options how to handle and update file overlay icons (why's even that? Like they know they're not working properly). But none of them provide reliable icons. Over time (a few days) the icons are just not updated anymore. Often times the icon is missing and makes you think a file or folder is untracked, when it is already staged, or sometimes even already committed and pushed. So you see modified files right after a full commit. Restarting the PC helps. The developer hasn't fixed this for years.
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Pro
 Integrates git-svn via the context menu

TortoiseGit can fetch, DCOMMIT, and rebase using git-svn.
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Con
 May clutter your Windows Explorer

If you have synced your dev folder to a cloud service, TortoiseGit's git status file icons will override your cloud provider's icons.
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Pro
 Has localization

Some Git clients do not provide localization which makes it hard for non-native English speakers to get to started learning and using git. This does not have that issue.
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Con
 TortoiseGit's authentication subsystem is not fit for commercial use

Commercial third-party tools offer a much more reliable solution than TortoiseGit.
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Con
 No integrated git server, you must manualy set path to git.exe

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Con
 No dark theme support

Lack of dark theme support is frustrating when switching between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code (both in black).
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Con
 Windows only

No Linux or OSX versions available.
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Con
 May be prone to crashing

TortoiseGit is prone to bugs and crashing. While it may not happen every time, it can become quite annoying.
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Pro
 Open source

Licensed under GPL, TortoiseGit is freely available to the public.
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Con
 Buggy file status icons

The file icons are also often buggy and do not reflect its true status. Often times the icon is missing and makes you think a file or folder is untracked, when it is already staged, or sometimes even already committed and pushed.
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Pro
 Convinient blaming tool

Very friendly blame tool. Easy to walk in the history of a file.
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Con
 Not the best UI

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Con
 No overview over all modified files

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Con
 Can sometimes be slow

Some operations can be slow. If you know what you want (e.g you want to touch a file, add it, commit it, and push it) you can do it much faster on the command line. However you're often not going to know what you want, so the visual diffs (for example) help massively.
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Con
 Always slow

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Con
 Requires an account to install and use

Need an Atlassian account to install.
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Pro
 Informative branch visualization

In addition to color-coded branches and icons that tell if a file has been added, removed or modified, SourceTree also displays the number of commits that are ahead and behind the remote branch.
Comment

Con
 Terrible for resolving merge conflicts

It's hard to tell when you are in a conflict state, let alone what to do if it happens.
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Pro
 Comprehensive layout

SourceTree has three main repository views: file status, history, and search. File status view shows status of currently selected repo. It's split into two areas - file list and diff-view. History view tracks changes made to the currently selected repository. It's divided into three sections. The top section has a graph with progression of commits, branches, and merges. The bottom section shows commit details, files changed, and differences committed. Search view allows looking up commit messages, users, files changes, branches, and commit SHA. There's also a toolbar at the top that allows switching between the three views, as well as giving access to git commands (such as commit, checkout, reset, stash, add, remove, fetch, pull, push, branch, merge, and tag).
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Pro
 Built-in Git-flow and Hg-flow support

Git-flow and Hg-flow provide a consistent development process by defining a strict branching model that is great for managing large projects. SourceTree allows setting up and integrating into repos that follow this model. Clicking the Git-flow / Hg-flow toolbar button will give you access to actions for starting or finishing features, releases or hotfixes depending on the current state of repository.
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Pro
 Quick setup

Once installed, SourceTree will automatically try to look for and set up repos that are worked on. SourceTree will also detect if git-flow is used and what is the current development state as long as default git-flow branch names are used. The software tracks all relevant repositories in the bookmark's window. Repositories can be added to the list by creating new ones, adding a local folder, supplying a clone URL or integrating with remote services such as Bitbucket or GitHub.
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Pro
 Simple yet powerful

SourceTree allows you to do advanced Git operations while making them straight-forward for those who are still adjusting to Git.
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Pro
 Allows chunks and lines selection during commit

SourceTree automatically splits the changes to be committed into chunks allowing committing (or discarding) each chunk separately. Furthermore, the user can even select specific lines. This greatly increases the flexibility of the user in that matter.
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Pro
 Built-in integration with Stash and Bitbucket

Sourcetree integrates with repositories hosted on Bitbucket, Stash, GitHub, and Kiln.
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Con
 Unstable and terrible UX

The Windows version of SourceTree is riddled with bugs, causing some users to find it unusable. These include failing to refresh, frequent freezing, and slow performance. The recent redesign (February 2016) has made the UI difficult to navigate.
Comment

Con
 Requires users to be online when starting up

As of 2.3.5, it needs to dial home on every start-up, else it raises alerts to compliance.
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Pro
 Free

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Pro
 Supports Git LFS

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Pro
 Git terminal

Comes with own built-in git terminal independent from other git installations and updated regularly. It's especially good for git beginners who would like to use advanced git functions, but are not ready yet.
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Con
 DEPRECATED -No dark theme

Dark Theme is now available on Windows as well as the MacOS version.
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Con
 Chews CPU

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Con
 The UI of version 2.0+ is so terrible

Tab looks good if you have no more than five repos. If you have a lot, you will know my pain. The source tree will not remember the order of the tab you drag. Everytime you restart the app, it will go back to whatever it likes.
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Con
 Does not allow offline installation

Upon installation, the splash screen prompts you to login. There used to be a workaround for you to manually deploy this application in an offline environment, but they've patched it as of 2.0.20.1. It now does a dial-home on each start-up. Since it cannot reach the server, it throws an error to the user, and raises alerts to compliance. Atlassian's final decision was that they are not going to support this feature at all. Quoted from their staff: "We’ve never officially supported any form of pre-installation on device management capabilities. [...] As you know, last year, we removed the notion licensing and asked our developers to register the product by creating an Atlassian account. That said, SourceTree has always been a tool for the individual (emphasis mine) developer."
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Pro
 Supports Git, Mercurial, and Subversion

Allows managing Git & Mercurial repos side by side. It even allows Subversion interoperability via git-svn or hgsubversion plugins which set up a bridge between either Git and SVN or Mercurial and SVN respectively.
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Con
 Browsing folders is troublesome

Choosing files of specific folders for check-in is troublesome.
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Con
 UI is buggy and getting worse with updates

UI elements have been critically broken over the last few updates--interactive rebase for example has been entirely nonfunctional for the last 3 versions--and from the JIRA tickets, it seems UI bugs are not being addressed or triaged. With the declining stability and lack of QA for this product over the last 2-3years, SourceTree seems a risky choice for teams going forward.
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Con
 Not even possible to change the password

There are tickets about this issue sitting there for years and marked as medium priority. I experienced this since version 1.8. Up until now, there has been no fix. If your company's policy is going to enforce you to change your password, it means you need to remove all the repos and clone them again everytime you change the password. This is the worst ever experience.
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Con
 Varied speeds across different versions

For example, the Windows version is quite slow is comparison to the Mac version.
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Con
 Poor UX for interactive rebase

The interactive rebase window is a pain to use, with poor UX, such as not refreshing the list once a change is made. It's a downgrade from git rebase --interactive.
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Con
 Not always recognizes changed files

Seems to not always recognize changed files, which means that they will not be pushed to remote origin either. This means if you switch branches, the files will be overwritten and you lose your progress. Very annoying.
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Con
 CRLF on Windows is a nightmare

There is a bug in 'Discard hunk' and 'Discard lines' constantly interrupting the work flow with inserting wrong line endings. Click here for more details.
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Con
 Has trouble with Github's Yubikey integration

When your 2FA is a hardware key, it is difficult to find a way to bring up the ability to use anything but a pre-programmed password function on the Yubikey, which doesn't add much to security all things considered what a hardware key is supposed to do.
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Con
 Crashes frequently

Stops responding every 5 minutes.
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Con
 Login problems

Frequently unable to log in, despite the correct password.
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Con
 Uninstalling won't remove the installation completely

If You decide to uninstall, you'll have to manually go to the folder inside the system and directly delete the files. If you uninstalled to reinstall fresh, this is a big issue.
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Con
 Can't select install location

You can't select the install location (anymore). This is terrible for enterprise environments. It insists to install into "Users/<Name>/AppData/Local". What? Where? Why not "Recycle Bin" or Windows Temp?
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Con
 Often rebuilds the graph visually noisy

E.g. after a reset command, the graph disappears and reappears after a few moments.
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Con
 Flawed installer

Enforced registration process doesn't work, shows failure when connected to Bitbucket. Windows are too small to display installation text and options. Installs unwanted icon on the desktop. Slow and unresponsive at times.
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Con
 Blame MS Office's word correction dictionary to be the source of the slowness while it's not

It's so obvious that ever since 2.0, it will try refreshing each of the repo a few minutes. If you have a lot then it will drive you crazy. When you try to expand a branch node, it refreshes. Try again, OOPS, it refreshed again. Sometimes, it will take you five minutes to select the node you want.
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Con
 Information density can be a bit much

It's possible to become overwhelmed with the information density presented in SourceTree. This is especially the case in history view, as it includes a lot of data presented in various ways. Though this is great for getting a comprehensive overview of everything that's happening in one place, it can take some getting used to.
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Con
 No auto stash

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Pro
 Free to use

SourceTree is free to use without registration. After 30 days, it requires registration (which is also free).
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Pro
 Consistent UI across platforms

SourceTree is great for working in a cross-platform environment as it has the exact same UI on Windows as on OS X.
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 Free

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Con
 No linux support

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Con
 Difficult to connect with an external merge tool

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Con
 Showing diffs of past commits with an external viewer is tricky

For some reason, even though you can easily configure an external diff viewer that works for working copy changes or staging changes, you can't easily use the selected external diff viewer for looking at past commits. There is a workaround using custom commands, but that is both dumb and doesn't always work.
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Pro
 Semantic Diff and Merge Tools for most languages

This includes C#, Java, C, C++, VB.Net, and Delphi.
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Pro
 Visual

Lays out the repository in a visual way that makes sense and paints a clear picture of what is going on.
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Pro
 Native

Not based on web technologies so it doesn't carry the same weight and performance implications.
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Con
 Requires registration/account to use (Outdated, not longer correct)

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Con
 No proper Uninstaller

No good way to uninstall the program, at least for the time being.
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Con
 Ugly

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Con
 Slow when opening certain dialogs

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Pro
 Native

Not built with web technologies.
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Pro
 Themes

Offers both a light and a dark theme.
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Pro
 Cross-platform

Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Con
 Does not support HDPI scaling on Windows (blurry)

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Pro
 All basic Git features included

Branches, Pull, Push, Fetch, Cherry-pick, Stash, Revert, Rebase...
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Pro
 It is now free and open source

No longer requires an account.
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Pro
 Syntax Highlighting

Support for syntax highlighting on numerous languages.
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Pro
 Multi-platform

Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Pro
 Designed to support repository exploration

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Pro
 Word-level Diff

Diffs are shown on a word level rather than a line level allowing reflecting changes more accuratly.
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Pro
 Qt-based

This means it is fast, looks great on any platform and integrates especially well with KDE.
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Pro
 Can link to most used git cloud providers

Link to gitlab, github and bitbucket accounts.
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Pro
 Built-in editor

Has a built in editor allowing code to be edited directly for quick fixes.
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Con
 glitchy

Sometimes it ignores FancyZone's custom snap locations. Restarting sometimes helps. Clicking on the "Uncommitted changes" pseudo-commit causes the GUI to flash. Sometimes it has to be killed to fix it. Other times, clicking on a commit in the history fixes it. Clicking back on "Uncommitted changes" re-breaks it. The within-commit search is glitchy. It has a hard time finding some makefile changes. Search criteria with punctuation break the search. Etc.
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Con
 Only a few commits are visible at the same time

Hence the big picture is lost in the details.
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Pro
 Subscription free

A small one-time payment is required at the end of the trial.
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Con
 No conflict resolver

Currently has no support for resolving conflicts.
Comment

Con
 Inefficient UI

In order to not overwhelm the users with information, much of the information is either hidden by default or requires navigating to a different section to access.
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Con
 Expensive

Costs $69.
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Con
 Buggy

Due to it not being out long, it's very buggy on Windows.
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Con
 Unacceptable performance

Significant delays on moderate-to-large repos.
Comment

Con
 Stability issues on Windows

On a simple repository, the UI often lags or freezes.
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Pro
 Offers a visual way to solve conflicts

T2 shows conflicting files, their authors and the commit that made changes. It then allows selecting which files should be used in the final result.
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Pro
 Beautiful and elegant look

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Pro
 Pretty, modern-looking user interface

T2 has a good-looking interface and consists of 3 main views - services, repositories and repository. Services view for managing integrations with hosting services like GitHub, Bitbucket and Beanstalk. Repositories view for organizing local and remote repositories into folders and getting general overview about them. Repo view that consists of two main subviews: Working copy view shows modified files and their diff and allows wrapping up changes in a commit. History shows commits alongside metadata and projects file structure. Additionally, it allows performing various tasks such as merging branches via drag & drop, search allows searching by message, commit hash, author, committer and file and there's a quick open that allows fuzzy-searching for folder names.
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Pro
 The UI only shows the needed commands at a time

Tower covers most of the daily tasks that a developer may need to complete. It shows only what you need for the most common tasks without overwhelming the user.
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Pro
 Graphical Pull Requests

Graphical Pull Request support in version 3 is a strong implementation.
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Pro
 Stage multiple lines

It is possible to stage multiple lines at once.
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Con
 Not free/libre

This application is proprietary, and thus cannot be modified or freely distributed.
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Pro
 Very polished user interface

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Con
 Doesn't have a built in diff

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Con
 Can only display a single repo at a time

There's no quick way of switching between repositories (such as tabs).
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Pro
 Great customer support

Customer support is exceptional.
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Pro
 Git-flow integration

Git-flow provide a consistent development process by defining a strict branching model that is great for managing large projects. T2 allows setting up and integrating into repos that follow this model.
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Pro
 Patch generation

Can generate .patch files.
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Pro
 Great Integrations

Integration with 3rd party diff tools and IDEs is excellent.
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Pro
 Has discount for Students and Education

50% discount on new licenses (excluding renewals).
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Pro
 Very polished user interface.

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Pro
 Very fast and intuitive

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Pro
 A Beta version is available for free

While the regular client costs $46.95, you can get a free Beta version.
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Con
 Terrible UI

Although it does most of what needs to be done, the actions are not obvious. It is definitely not user-friendly.
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Pro
 The most powerful way to use git

By using the CLI, one is given access to every single git function available, thus providing complete flexibility in managing git.
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Pro
 Offers three kinds of interfaces

Git for Windows includes a command-line interface in the form of Git BASH, a graphical interface in the form of Git GUI and a context menu interface. Git BASH offers the complete power of git, Git GUI aims to cover all git functionality (though it falls a bit short) in a graphical way and the context menu enables quick access to simple commands.
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Pro
 Great community support

Since most devs invoke git via CLI, there's a higher chance of getting an answer to a CLI-based git problem than that which is GUI-based.
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Pro
 Can generate an RSA key pair

It's possible to generate an RSA key pair using Git BASH. Instructions on how to do so can be found here.
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Pro
 Gives a better overview of how git functions

By using the git from the command line, it's possible to learn how it functions and how best to get the desired result.
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Pro
 Visual representation of commit-history is possible

Even a visual representation of various branches and how they're merged is possible. To visualize history: git log --graph
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Pro
 Supports multiple platforms

Git CLI is cross-platform: it works exactly the same as it does on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X. The user will therefore always have the option to run the Git via command-line with the same arguments.
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Pro
 Very simple interface

In comparison to most Git clients, Visual Studio is less cluttered and keeps the information focused on the current repo, branch, and changes.
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Pro
 Official IDE developed by Microsoft

If a project type or a platform is available for C#, it's available in Visual Studio. Some IDEs and code editors may cover some project types, but Microsoft always starts with VS. If you work with a cross-platform technology like ASP.NET MVC, it matters less. If you work with Windows-only technologies like UWP or WPF, you have no choice really.
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Con
 Requires a massive installation

Only useful if you already use Visual Studio. Installing it as a Git client is like taking an industrial press to crack a nut.
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Pro
 Cloud storage

Your Visual Studio Online account gives you a place to store your code, backlog, and other project data with no servers to deploy, configure, or manage.
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Con
 Does not support staging hunks

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Con
 Slow

Visual Studio is very slow if you don't have a decent system, but even then it can still be slow. Once you get past the first few minutes of slowness, it runs fine, but this should not be acceptable for a professional-grade IDE. This can be caused by a multitude of factors, such as extensions.
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Con
 Not cross-platform

Visual Studio is only available on Windows, though there is now a cross-platform derivation of Visual Studio named Visual Studio Code. It is has less features and is more of a code editor than an IDE.
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Pro
 Great integration with Visual Studio Online

Visual Studio 2013, 2015, etc. have great integration, especially with Visual Studio Online (Git). Visual Studio Online gives unlimited repositories free of cost for five users.
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Pro
 Offers product backlog for monitoring

In agile development teams, one requires features such as product backlogs where features can be assigned to team mates and their progress can then be tracked. VS provides a web-based interface for the user to track their team's complete progress on the project.
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Con
 Renames common Git functions

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Con
 Does not support submodules at all

If a submodule has a change, the submodule appears as a changed "file". No meaningful action can be performed on this - an external client is required.
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Pro
 Great GitHub integration

This is the official GitHub desktop client built by the GitHub team.
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Pro
 Simple, streamlined GUI

GitHub Desktop uses an extremely simplistic two-panel view. It's not capable of complex historical visualisations like other GUIs, but it is very easy to use (especially for git novices).
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Con
 Limited functionality through the UI

Can't handle complex tasks from the UI. To run some complex git commands you have to type them in the console. As advised by the application's help manual itself, which means this was built as intended.
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Pro
 Free

The GitHub client for Windows can be downloaded and used for free.
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Pro
 Supports pull requests

As well as being able to seamlessly integrate with all of GitHub's features, it also supports forking and submitting pull requests on any project hosted on GitHub.
Comment

Con
 Incomplete feature set

For e.g. Cannot do re-base, cherry-pick, commit chunks, stash.
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Pro
 Ease of use

Even if you've never used git, you can get up and running with this very quickly.
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Con
 Non-GitHub repositories are not fully supported

Since this is mainly a GitHub client, other repositories are not fully supported or with as many features. Setting up a repository hosted anywhere else but GitHub is troublesome.
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Con
 Slow to boot

When managing projects with many files or in excess of 1GB it starts to take a little while to start up.
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Con
 No submodule support

Has no support for git-submodule.
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Con
 Buggy

Poster child for authors' programming ideology (FRP), likely the cause for the odd quirks and bugs it has.
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Con
 Can't even do reset from GUI

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Pro
 Easy to connect to an external GIT

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Con
 Errors are not very descriptive

If an operation fails, you typically have to open the command line to figure out why.
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Pro
 Easy to select which lines to include in a commit

Helps to create clean, independent commits by separating changes into logically independent diffs.
Comment

Con
 No support for multiple remotes

The interface only allows one URL for remote. The help manual advises to use Git command line if you want to add/pull more remotes to your repository.
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Con
 No partial file commits

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Con
 Stability issues

GitHub Desktop has a tendency to crash often as a result of poor stability.
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Con
 Limited

Can't handle complex tasks. The Help Manual advises to use command-line Git instead.
Comment

Con
 Does not allow offline installations

The installer requires internet connection so to download the rest of the installation package.
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Con
 License does not respect your privacy

Think twice before you use the application. Check the license aggreement on https://aurees.com/legal/license-agreement You agree that each and every e-mail address, which You use to commit changes into a Git repository, may be automatically sent to and stored by Nezaboodka for verification purposes; You agree with Nezaboodka's and their partners' advertising to be shown by the Software and to be sent to Your registration e-mail;
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Con
 Sloppy interface

The interface feels cobbled together and not refined.
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Pro
 KJust workos

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Con
 Thank you all for your feedbacks!

Thank you all for your feedbacks! We have updated the application and agreements considering your wishes.
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Pro
 _

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Con
 Requires registration

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Con
 Closed source

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Pro
 Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Uses the Electron framework, which is heavyweight but very consistent across platforms.
Comment

Con
 Limited feature set

You sometimes need to touch the terminal in order to get certain things done.
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Con
 Poor documentation and support

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Pro
 Cross-platform

Works on Linux, Mac and Windows.
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Pro
 Minimalist interface

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Pro
 Stable, does few things, but does them well

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Pro
 Free software

This application is FOSS, and thus it can be freely modified & distributed.
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Con
 Exposes git commands to your network

No authentication, if someone can communicate with your computer on the port this is running on, they can execute any git command they want on your repos as well as view your filesystem's folders.
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Con
 Setup is not user-friendly

Ungit is distributed as an NPM package and requires git and Node.js to be installed on your system before you can run it. Ungit must be launched by running ungit in a command line terminal.
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Con
 Only simplistic commands and usage of git

No advanced commands,all commands are without options. This severely limits usage.
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Con
 Node.js dependent

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Pro
 Web-based interface

Ungit is web-based, meaning you can run it on your cloud/pure shell machine and then use the UI from your browser.
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Pro
 Cross-platform

Works on Windows, Linux, and OS X.
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Pro
 Free and Open Source Software

Ungit is open source software available under the MIT Licence.
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Pro
 Great for those starting out with git

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Pro
 Has a graphical compare and merge tool

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Pro
 Custom commands can be defined that allow launching third-party tools

If you are using a lot of third-part tools besides GitEye, you can set up shortcuts to launch them easily from inside GitEye, greatly improving your workflow.
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Pro
 Native GitHub GUI support via GitHub Eclipse plugin

GitEye can be integrated with the GitHub Eclipse plugin to have support for GitHub.
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Con
 Not open-source

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Pro
 Keyboard shortcuts

Everything can be done with keyboard shortcuts, from stashing to changing the order of commits.
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Pro
 Simple but powerful history editing

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Pro
 Allows doing complex things without memorizing git

Git usage beyond basic checkout/commit is arcane; GitUp lets you do things in git in seconds that would take you a half hour of research with the command line.
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Pro
 Open Source, GPL-licensed

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Pro
 Full undo

You can backup, or edit commits, if you make a mistake.
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Pro
 Blazing fast

Fast Git GUI. Everything is already there and loaded when you open up the window.
Comment

Con
 Older version of Git library

When using git-crypt or when you want to sign your commits, this client is not for you.
Comment

Con
 OS X Only

Only available for OSX, so if you are used to working with different OSes and you want the same tools in each of them, it's impossible to have that with GitUp.
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Pro
 Free and open source

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Pro
 Very fast even in massive repos

Most alternatives crash or run out of memory when opening 1M+ commits repos like Linux.
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Pro
 Intuitive key shortcuts

Perfect for developers who hate to leave their keyboard.
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Pro
 Context based help

No need to memorize a ton of keys or crawl man pages, gitui only Shows you the valid keys depending on your current context.
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Con
 Terminal is not for everyone

It fills a niche between full-blown GUI apps and the bare git CLI.
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Pro
 Crossplatform

Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.
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Con
 Lacks some features

It’s still in active development and catches up quickly.
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Con
 Cannot commit

The user needs to use a different Git client (GUI or otherwise) to commit changes.
Comment

Con
 Does not automatically update

The user must press F5 to refresh the view as there is no automatic update available.
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Pro
 Visibly more compact overview output than many other options

When using gitk to scan a long list of changes, the user is able to see more of the list without pagination, as there is no huge buffer of whitespace between each entry.
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Pro
 Fast

Since it's pretty minimalistic and does not contain a lot of features (for example, it can't commit), it's quite fast.
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Pro
 Free

Gitk is a free and open source tool. It forms part of the official git suite.
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Pro
 Comes with Git

Gitk is a part of the git package, so no additional application is necessary: it is developed right alongside git itself.
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Pro
 Easy to use

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Con
 Still in its early stages

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Pro
 Gives a better overview of how git functions

By using the git from the command line, it's possible to learn how it functions and how best to acquire the desired result.
Comment

Pro
 One of the most powerful ways to use git

Using CLI gives access to every single git function available, thus providing complete flexibility in managing git.
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Pro
 Great community support

Since most devs invoke git via CLI, there's a higher chance of getting an answer to a CLI-based git problem than that which is GUI-based.
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Pro
 Provides a Bash on Windows

complete with less, vim, etc.
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Con
 Steeper learning curve as compared to a GUI solution

As the user must learn the CLI commands, this makes it a slightly harder than using a GUI tool.
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Con
 Difficult to overview complex project histories

While the you can run git log --graph --all to display all the version history of the project with the same details as a GUI client would, it can still be a bit hard to make out. Since the GUI can use true shapes like lines and dots, the command line has to use pipes and slashes.
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Con
 Recalling is more difficult than recognizing

Although there's autocompletion for commands, it still requires recalling at least the beginning of a command, whereas all that's required when using a GUI is recognizing the desired outcome.
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Pro
 Comes with a very useable but partially incomplete git bash.

e.g. find xargs grep ls sort awk sed, du, df etc. are all well implemented
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Pro
 Supports multiple platforms

Git CLI works exactly the same as it does on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X: the user will always have the option to run the Git via command-line with the same arguments.
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Pro
 Visual representation of commit-history is possible

Even a visual representation of various branches and how they're merged is possible. To visualize history: git log --graph
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Pro
 Cross platform GUI tools

git citool gitk git gui blame
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Pro
 No registration at all

Doesn't require registration to use.
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Pro
 Comprehensive interface

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Pro
 Early version was buggy, but pretty smooth now

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Pro
 Free/libre

This application is FOSS, and thus it can be freely modified & distributed.
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Pro
 Allows easy drop into command line

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Con
 Poor UI

Rich developer experience but awful interface.
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Con
 Requires mono

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Pro
 Plugins

It comes with many plugins and you can build your own. Included by default are some very neat visualization tools for Repository metrics.
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Pro
 Easy to add add action in the GUI

Right click to add a script to delete remote branch or tag.
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Pro
 Built-in integration with Git (and SVN and CVS and GitHub)

Makes it easy to include version-control in your development workflow, without needing an external tool.
Comment

Con
 Only applies to PHP development

This is unless you consider other JetBrains software such as PyCharm, RubyMine, IntelliJ, Android Studio, etc all of which offer the same level of git functionality.
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Con
 Pricey

Currently costs £78 but does not seem to offer much more than some free counterparts.
Comment

Con
 Resource exhaustive

It often maxes out even 4 cores, not to mention several hundred MBs of RSS with a single small project opened.
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Pro
 Use any JetBrains IDE to get the same epic git integration - but with support for whatever language you're using.

Or you can just use the IDE just for the git integration.
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Pro
 Cross-platform

Works the same on all platforms.
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Pro
 External command support

The ability to set up custom external commands is inherited from Eclipse.
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Pro
 Phar package recognition

Phar support allows running complete applications out of .phar files.
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Pro
 Intelligent code completion

PhpStorm has two types of autocompletion: structural completion and word expansion. Structural autocompletion makes predictions based on its understanding of PHP, while the latter tries to predict the word currently being typed based on previously typed words. Word expansion also works in comments and docstrings and it's similar to vim's omnicompletion. Both types of autocompletion work extremely well, have little to no problems and are quite fast even when loading suggestions on the go.
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Pro
 PHPDoc support

PHPDoc is a documentation generator. It allows automatically generating documentation from specifically formatted comments.
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Pro
 Supports various PHP frameworks

Supports Symfony2, Yii frameworks, and Laravel.
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