Changes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Changes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Changes's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Changes | Free | Open source · macOS app |
The facts
Each one read from Changes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI change
- The v2.0-beta release notes say commit message generation switched from the OpenAI API to Apple Intelligence.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Branches
- Branch features include push, pull, merge, creation, and filtering.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Commit messages
- It can generate commit messages using Apple Intelligence and supports commit message snippets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Commits
- Commit features include amend, revert, checkout, Apple Intelligence message generation, and message snippets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Commit search
- Users can search commits by message, changed additions or removals, author, and revision range.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Version 2.0 and later requires macOS 26.0 or later; version 1.18 and earlier supports macOS 14.6 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current version requirement
- Version 2.0 and later require macOS 26.0 or later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download
- The README directs users to download the latest release, unzip it, and run the app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Earlier version requirement
- Version 1.18 and earlier require macOS 14.6 or later and used the former app name Tempo.app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Git operations
- The app supports commits, amend, revert, checkout, staging by hunk, branch operations, tags, and stash apply.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README states that commit message generation in v2 uses Apple Intelligence instead of the OpenAI API.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists an MIT license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notarization
- The v1.18 release notes state that the build was notarized by Apple.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Changes.app is an open-source graphical Git client for macOS built with SwiftUI and AppKit.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The app provides a Mac-native interface for Git operations in place of command-line commands.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Commit search can filter by message, changed files, author, and revision range.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The v1.18 release notes state that the build was notarized by Apple.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Staging
- Changes supports staging individual hunks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Stashes
- The app supports applying stashes and generating stash summaries with Apple Intelligence.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Stash summaries
- The app can generate stash summaries using Apple Intelligence.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tags
- Tag features include create and push, delete, and filter.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies the maker as Makoto Aoyama and lists Chiba, Japan.checked 11 Oct 2026
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