SourceGit

The advancements in project management that have agglutinated into what is known today as Git, have increased productivity and efficiency for a wide range of fields and applications that involve the use of distributed control systems. Although the online, GitHub platform represents one of the main control consoles for those who rely on Git, there are also dedicated desktop clients, such as SourceGit. This open-source client will allow users to work on their Git projects and access repositories both local and remote and perform a wide range of operations.

With the intent to maintain an organized workflow and increased efficiency, the application’s design features several sections that ensure both quick access to the repository tree, as well as visualizing for the actual branched content.

We enjoyed the fact that although enhanced functionality is offered through the current design, the main principle of simplicity is maintained, therefore making working with the app a quite flowy endeavor.

Users can connect to both local and remote repositories, and clone them accordingly. However, it is worth noting that having Git installed is a prerequisite, otherwise connecting to the active account and corresponding repositories is not possible.

A wide range of operations and tasks are supported, including patches, tags, stashes, and other commands, and one will be able to access a visual commit-graph. Last but not least, SSH access is also offered for each remote.

This application addresses those who seek a compact and minimalist Git client for their desktops. Equipped with features that are commonly used in standard Git workflows, SourceGit can prove to be a reliable tool for transferring one’s repository work to a PC.