Windows GUIs for git [closed]

Answer 1

So far I've been happiest with Git Extensions.

Pros:

• Fairly complete access to git commands
• Doesn't hide git specifics like the index (unlike Tortoise)
• Good branch visualization
• Visual Studio integration in addition to standalone GUI or shell integration
• Actively developed

Cons:

• UI is rough around the edges in looks and usability.

Answer 2

I've been using SmartGit for a few days now, and I have to say I'm very impressed. I'm not a git-genius, but so far I haven't had to break out the CLI for anything.

And the UI is just... pleasant, frictionless. There aren't any of the "couldn't they just have done this?" annoyances that I've found with others.

Answer 3

I've used the following

GitHub for Windows - required me to download installer which took a long time for me to install. UI was too basic for me and at that time was very slow even when using a local repository.

SourceTree - UI looks goods but under delivers on features when compared to GitEye and SmartGit.

Collabnet GitEye (site) - UI is famililar to Eclipse users just like me. Worked great and especially had a credential store (SecureStore) which inspired some confidence in how it handles storing of passwords plus SSH key management.

SmartGit (site) - offers personal and commercial versions but even the personal version is an absolute pleasure to use. Staging files, looking at logs, reverting, committing, pushing etc. The features were sufficient for me.

I'd recommend the last two especially SmartGit since the UI is user friendly and pushing to more than 1 repository is much easier.

My answer is not really that verbose but please try to download and see for yourself.

Answer 4

With visual studio there is http://gitscc.codeplex.com/ Git Source Control Provider which is a Visual Studio Extension. More into in this SO question Using Git with Visual Studio

Answer 5

Have a look at Atlassian SourceTree. It's a free Git Client for Windows & Mac.

I'm using it since the beta. And it's really the best tool ive ever used for git in my opinion.

Say goodbye to the command line – use the full capability of Git and Mercurial in the SourceTree desktop app. Manage all your repositories, hosted or local, through SourceTree's simple interface.

More informations under:

http://blog.bitbucket.org/2013/03/19/introducing-sourcetree-git-client-microsoft-windows/ http://www.sourcetreeapp.com/

Answer 6

Another option now is http://windows.github.com/ Github for windows. But only really if you are syncing with GitHub. I've been using this for a few weeks, and I do find I need to fire up a shell from time to time. Its also unclear what commands its actually issuing. I keep ending up in the middle of a broken rebase - but I have no idea why its rebasing! But for frictionless use 99% of the time its great.