SourceGit
SourceGit is a free, open-source Git GUI client for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What SourceGit is
SourceGit is a free, open-source Git GUI client for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its graphical tools cover cloning, fetching, pulling, pushing, merging, rebasing, resetting, reverting, cherry-picking, interactive rebase, and worktrees. For reviewing changes, it provides a visual commit graph, commit search, file history, blame, and revision or branch diffs. Image differences can be displayed side by side, by swiping, or blended. Other listed features include GitFlow, Git LFS, bisect, stashes, submodules, issue links, and custom actions. SourceGit can create pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Gitee, and Bitbucket. Commit message generation can use OpenAI or another service with an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API, including Ollama. Listed external tools include Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Cursor, Sublime Text, Zed, and JetBrains IDEs. SourceGit requires Git version 2.25.1 or later. Linux has only been tested on Debian 12 with X11 and Wayland, and the macOS packages on the Releases page are unsigned; a contributor provides a signed package distribution. Windows packages and Linux AppImages have a portable mode.
Good
- Free and open-source across three desktop platforms.
- Includes interactive rebase, Git LFS, and submodules.
- Creates pull requests on five listed hosting services.
- Supports multiple image-diff viewing modes.
- Can generate commit messages through compatible APIs.
Watch out
- Requires Git version 2.25.1 or later.
- Linux testing is limited to Debian 12 with X11 and Wayland.
- Releases-page macOS packages are unsigned.
Who it suits
It suits developers who want a graphical interface for Git operations, history, diffs, and hosting integrations across desktop platforms. Users who rely on Linux or macOS packaging should note the project's stated testing and signing limitations.
Verdict
SourceGit offers a wide range of Git operations and review tools at no cost. Check the Git requirement and platform-specific packaging notes before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From SourceGit's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source/Free | Free | Windows · macOS · Linux |
The facts
Each one read from SourceGit's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI commit messages
- It can generate commit messages using OpenAI or another service with an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API, including Ollama.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The README links to stable releases and provides installation options including Scoop for Windows and Homebrew for macOS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Editor integrations
- The README lists Visual Studio Code, VSCodium, Cursor, Sublime Text, Zed, and JetBrains IDEs among supported external tools.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Git features
- The client lists support for GitFlow, Git LFS, bisect, stashes, submodules, issue links, and custom actions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Git operations
- Its GUI supports operations including clone, fetch, pull, push, merge, rebase, reset, revert, cherry-pick, interactive rebase, and worktrees.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Git requirement
- Using SourceGit requires Git version 2.25.1 or later.checked 7 Oct 2026
- History and diffs
- Features include a visual commit graph, commit search, file history, blame, revision and branch diffs, and side-by-side, swipe, or blend image diffs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Hosting integrations
- It can create pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Gitee, and Bitbucket.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The app stores user settings, downloaded avatars, and crash logs in platform-dependent folders, with a portable mode available for Windows packages and Linux AppImages.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- SourceGit is an open-source Git GUI client.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support note
- The project says Linux has only been tested on Debian 12 with X11 and Wayland.checked 7 Oct 2026
- macOS package security
- The project says macOS packages on its Releases page are unsigned and points to a signed package distribution provided by a contributor.checked 7 Oct 2026
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