When comparing git-cola vs Gitg, the Slant community recommends git-cola for most people. In the question“What are the best visual git GUIs?” git-cola is ranked 8th while Gitg is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose git-cola is:
This application is FOSS, and thus it can be freely modified & distributed.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free software
This application is FOSS, and thus it can be freely modified & distributed.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Pro Full unicode support
Pro Minimalist interface
Pro Available in Homebrew
Can be easily installed through homebrew by running brew install git-cola
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Pro Client side decoration (CSD)
Pro Beautiful and simple
The UI is very straightforward, once you open it, you can browse your computer to find an existing git repository and open it in the app. Once opened you can browse commits and view remotes immediately. It also allows you to browse the files and preview them.
There's also a commit view which shows past commit messages, as well as unstaged and untracked commits.
Cons
Con Limited feature set
You sometimes need to touch the terminal in order to get certain things done.
Con Some git features are missing
There are some key/authentication issues.