Download git for mac

Git Client For Mac

Git comes with built-in GUI tools for committing (git-gui) and browsing (gitk), but there are several third-party tools for users looking for platform-specific experience.

If you want to add another GUI tool to this list, just follow the instructions.

$ brew install git. Apple ships a binary package of Git with Xcode. Binary installer. Tim Harper provides an installer for Git. The latest version is 2.27.0, which was released 3 months ago, on 2020-07-22. Building from Source. If you prefer to build from source, you can find tarballs on kernel.org. The latest version is 2.28.0. GitKraken is a cross-platform, elegant and highly efficient Git client for Linux.

Install Git on Mac OS X There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. In fact, if you've installed XCode (or it's Command Line Tools), Git may already be installed. To find out, open a terminal and enter git -version. $ git -version git version 2.7.0 (Apple Git-66). Check if you can run git to see the current version installed /usr/local/git/bin/git -version Check if you can run git to see the help available /usr/local/git/bin/git -help Later, after you learn how to use git, you can configure your path to automatically find git, by changing your path, using shell scripts, symbolic links.

  • SourceTree

    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • GitHub Desktop

    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: MIT

  • TortoiseGit

    Platforms: Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • Git Extensions

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • GitKraken

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free / $29 / $49
    License: Proprietary

  • Magit

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • SmartGit

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: $79/user / Free for non-commercial use
    License: Proprietary

  • Tower

    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    Price: $79/user (Free 30 day trial)
    License: Proprietary

  • GitUp

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • GitEye

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • gitg

    Platforms: Linux, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • ungit

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: MIT

  • git-cola

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • Cycligent Git Tool

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • giggle

    Platforms: Linux
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • Gitbox

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: $14.99
    License: Proprietary

  • Aurees

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • Fork

    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    Price: $49.99, free evaluation
    License: Proprietary

  • Working Copy

    Platforms: iOS
    Price: Free with in-app purchases
    License: Proprietary

  • CodeReview

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • gmaster

    Platforms: Windows
    Price: Beta / Free for non-commercial use
    License: Proprietary

  • Git2Go

    Platforms: iOS
    Price: Free with in-app purchases
    License: Proprietary

  • GitAhead

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: MIT

  • Pocket Git

    Platforms: Android
    Price: 1.99€
    License: Proprietary

  • GitDrive

    Platforms: iOS
    Price: Free with in-app purchases
    License: Proprietary

  • GitX-dev

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • GitBlade

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free Lite version, $59.99/user/year for PRO version
    License: Proprietary

  • Guitar

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: GNU GPL

  • RepoZ

    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: MIT

  • Cong

    Platforms: Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • Sublime Merge

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: $99/user, $75 annual business sub, free eval
    License: Proprietary

  • LazyGit

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: MIT

  • SnailGit

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: $9.99 / Lite version
    License: Proprietary

  • GitAtomic

    Platforms: Windows
    Price: 15.00€
    License: Proprietary

  • Gitfox

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: €3.99/m or €24,99/y per user
    License: Proprietary

  • GitFiend

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free
    License: Proprietary

  • NitroGit

    Platforms: Windows
    Price: 20€/user / Free for non-commercial use
    License: Proprietary

  • GitFinder

    Platforms: Mac
    Price: $24.95
    License: Proprietary

  • Vershd

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free trial, then $37
    License: Proprietary

  • GitUI

    Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
    Price: Free, but donations welcome
    License: MIT

There are other great GUI tools available as well. Have a look at the list of interfaces, frontends and tools in the Git Wiki.

Git Clients For Mac Osx

All of the commands below should work, even on the older versions of Git. They may act a little differently but should work. Git is very good at preserving backward compatibility. Any version after 2.0 should work just fine. How To Install Git on MAC OS. There are a couple of ways to install Git on MAC OS.