GitUI vs Pijul
GitUI
github.comPijul
pijul.orgSide by side
| Figure | GitUI | Pijul |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Version Control Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.1 (#53) |
| License | The repository and Cargo metadata identify the software as MIT licensed, permitting use, modification, distribution and sale subject to notice requirements. | Pijul is GPL version 2 or later and may be used for commercial projects. |
| Platforms | The README lists release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and package installation through Termux on Android. | The download page recommends installation from source using Cargo and lists community-maintained Windows binaries. |
| Support | The README welcomes support and sponsors and invites people to become co-maintainers. | The Pijul community page lists Zulip for questions and Discourse for longer discussions. |
Plans
In their own words
GitUI
GitUI provides a Git GUI-style workflow inside a terminal, controlled with the keyboard and supported by context-based help. Users can inspect changes and commit, amend, stage, unstage, revert, or reset at file, hunk, or line level. It also supports saving, applying, popping, dropping, and inspecting stashes. Branch tools cover creation, renaming, deletion, checkout, and remote branches, alongside pushing and fetching. Users can browse or search the commit log, inspect committed diffs, and work with submodules. Commit workflows support several Git hooks; GPG commit signing is listed with shortcomings. GitUI is free under the MIT License, which includes an as-is warranty disclaimer. Listed platforms are Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows, with desktop platform support listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The project README describes GitUI as beta and notes that bugs or missing features may occur, while also describing it as reasonably stable for personal use. It does not fully replace the Git shell, lacks sparse repository support, and requires explicit configuration of an HTTPS credential helper.