git-cola ☆
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Description:
Highly caffeinated git GUI
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 4.16.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 12, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: git gui version-control qt python
Install: brew install git-cola
About:
Git-Cola is a powerful GUI client for Git, designed to simplify version control tasks through an intuitive interface. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for managing repositories, committing changes, and visualizing history. The application is built using Python and Qt, ensuring cross-platform compatibility and robust performance.
Key Features:
  • Status-centric interface for staging and committing
  • Visual tools for diffing and editing commit history
  • Integration with external diff/merge tools
  • Lightweight and fast startup
  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
Use Cases:
  • Managing Git repositories without using the command line
  • Visualizing file changes and staging hunks interactively
  • Collaborating on projects using standard Git workflows
Alternatives:
  • git-gui – Git-Cola offers a more modern UI and additional features compared to the standard Tcl/Tk git-gui.
  • Fork – Fork is a commercial-grade GUI with a polished UI, whereas Git-Cola is open-source and highly customizable.
  • SourceTree – SourceTree is feature-rich but can be heavy; Git-Cola is lighter and focuses on speed.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Nov 12, 2025 11:47am 0 VERSION_BUMP 7546ffeb
Oct 22, 2025 6:38am 1 VERSION_BUMP a64dd7df
Dec 14, 2024 10:55pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2f6dc5ef
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