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SourceGit
A small cross-platform Git GUI that mostly minds its own business.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-11
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Open Source)
- License
- MIT
- Hosting Model
- Local (on your machine)
- Platforms
- desktopone-click install
- Installation
- Prebuilt Windows, macOS or Linux package; Homebrew, Scoop and Linux repositories are also available
- Operational Setup
- Git 2.25.1 or later is required, and GitHub release builds for macOS are unsigned unless the user installs a signed third-party distribution
- Where Your Data Lives
- Repositories remain local Git folders; settings, downloaded avatars and crash logs live in a local SourceGit application-data directory or portable data folder
- The Catch / Trade-off
- It has no cloud-shared workspace or team dashboard, and its hosted issue and pull-request integrations are shallower than GitKraken's.
Replaces 2 paid apps
SourceGit FAQ
Common questions
Is SourceGit free and open source?+
SourceGit is an open-source tool licensed under MIT that runs on local. A small cross-platform Git GUI that mostly minds its own business.
What paid software does SourceGit replace?+
SourceGit serves as a free replacement for 2 paid SaaS applications: GitKraken, Tower.
How do you install and set up SourceGit?+
Installation: Prebuilt Windows, macOS or Linux package; Homebrew, Scoop and Linux repositories are also available. Setup notes: Git 2.25.1 or later is required, and GitHub release builds for macOS are unsigned unless the user installs a signed third-party distribution
What is the catch or trade-off with SourceGit?+
It has no cloud-shared workspace or team dashboard, and its hosted issue and pull-request integrations are shallower than GitKraken's.