# git-up/GitUp

The Git interface you've been missing all your life has finally arrived.

Repository: https://github.com/git-up/GitUp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitup
Homepage: http://gitup.co
Language: Objective-C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-27T00:05:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 61, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4038, "days_push": 38, "days_rel": 50, "gap_med": 484, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12110, forks 1491 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.781133+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: version-control, gui, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: git-client, gitupkit, objective-c, repo-graph, undo-redo, history-rewriting, macos

## Member repositories
- git-up/GitUp (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.781133+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:55.760450+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git-up/GitUp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.781133+00:00, sha 02336bd4f8e2)
  - homepage: http://gitup.co (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:09.851673+00:00, sha 4de76b74227a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.