Git GUI Apps & Code Editors with Git Integration

Git Tips & Commands

There are desktop apps (or code editors with Git integration) that provided a graphical user interface (GUI) so you don't have to use the command line.

Git GUI Desktop Apps

  • SourceTree (by Atlassian, makers of Bitbucket): sourcetreeapp.com Free
  • GitHub Desktop: desktop.GitHub.com Free
  • Sublime Merge: sublimemerge.com (by the makers of Sublime text) $99 for individuals. $75/year for business users.
  • GitKraken: gitkraken.com Plans start at $49/year for commercial use.
  • Git Tower: Git-tower.com Plans start at $69/year.

Free Code Editors with Git Integration

  • Atom (by GitHub): atom.io
  • Visual Studio Code (by Microsoft): code.visualstudio.com

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How to Learn Git

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Download & Install Git on Mac & Windows

To use Git, you must first install it. Installing Git is different on Mac and PC, so follow the appropriate instructions below depending on your operating system.

How to Create a Git Repository: git init

A Git repository (or repo for short) contains all of the project les and the entire revision history. Learn the Git command to make a repository.

Clone a Remote Repository: git clone

When you want to start contributing to a Git repo that has already been created, you can clone it (download a copy) from GitHub, BitBucket, etc.

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