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When comparing Sublime Merge vs git-cola, 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 Sublime Merge is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose git-cola is:
This application is FOSS, and thus it can be freely modified & distributed.
Specs
PlatformsLinux, Mac, Windows
Pricing$99 personal, $75/year business
Trial PeriodUnlimited
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
LicenseGPLv2
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Pros
Pro Fast, configurable, cross-platform
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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Cons
Con Can't select multiple files for various actions
So you need to do each item one at a time which can be slow with many files.
Con Complicated requirements
Con Windows available
Con Limited feature set
You sometimes need to touch the terminal in order to get certain things done.