git-up/GitUp

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

GitUp is a native macOS Git client that visualizes the repository as a live interactive graph and lets users manipulate commits, branches, and history directly. It bypasses the Git binary by talking to the repo database on disk, and its core is available as the open-source GitUpKit framework.

Use cases

• visualize git branch history as a live graph
• undo a bad rebase or merge
• rewrite and reorder commits visually
• split a commit into smaller commits
• search commits by message, author, or diff content
• learn git with a visual interface
• roll back repo to a previous state with snapshots

When to choose

• you work on macOS and want a fast, visual Git client
• you frequently rewrite history and need unlimited undo/redo
• you want to see the full commit graph instantly, even for huge repos
• you want to build a custom Git GUI on top of GitUpKit

When to avoid

• you need a client on Linux or Windows
• you prefer terminal-only workflows
• you need features like built-in pull request or code review integration

Facets

application · maturity active

version-control gui developer-tools version-control developer-tools desktop-applications git-client gitupkit objective-c repo-graph undo-redo history-rewriting macos

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