GitUI vs QGit
GitUI
github.comQGit
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| Figure | GitUI | QGit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Version Control Software | 8.7 (#4) | 7.4 (#45) |
| Commit workflow | GitUI can inspect, create, amend and hook commits, including pre-commit and commit-message hooks. | Users can commit changes through the GUI by selecting modified files, and can amend the last commit. |
| History and diffs | Users can browse and search commit history and inspect diffs for committed changes. | It can view revisions, diffs, file history, file annotations, and a repository tree. |
| License | The repository and Cargo metadata identify the software as MIT licensed, permitting use, modification, distribution and sale subject to notice requirements. | The project metadata identifies QGit's project license as GPL-2.0. |
| Platforms | The README lists release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and package installation through Termux on Android. | The installation instructions cover Unix/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. |
| Support | The README welcomes support and sponsors and invites people to become co-maintainers. | The README directs bug reports and feature requests to the [email protected] mailing list. |
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.