Git Cola
Git Cola is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI. It has 2,583 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at git-cola/git-cola.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- BSD
- Code editors & developer tools
- Actively maintained
About Git Cola
Git Cola is a powerful Git GUI with a slick and intuitive user interface. Git Cola uses QtPy, so you can choose between PyQt6, PyQt5 and PySide2 by setting the QTAPI environment variable to pyqt6, pyqt5 or pyside2 as desired. qtpy defaults to pyqt5 and falls back to pyqt6 and pyside2 if pyqt5 is not installed.
Install Git Cola
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install git-colawinget install git-cola.git-colaAUR (Arch Linux)
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What is Git Cola?
Git Cola is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI. It has 2,583 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at git-cola/git-cola.
Is Git Cola free and open source?
Yes. Git Cola's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Git Cola?
Homebrew: brew install git-cola, winget: winget install git-cola.git-cola and the AUR package git-cola. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v4.19.0).
Is Git Cola still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.