When comparing Aurees vs tig, the Slant community recommends tig for most people. In the question“What are the best Git clients for Windows?” tig is ranked 5th while Aurees is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose tig is:
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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Pros
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.
Pro Fast
Pro Vim-like bindings
Pro Available in Homebrew
Can easily be installed with homebrew simply by running brew install tig
Pro Works on any platform
Cons
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;
Con Sloppy interface
The interface feels cobbled together and not refined.
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.