# Git Cola (open-source developer tool)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,583 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://git-cola.gitlab.io/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | v4.19.0 (Jul 12, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install git-cola
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-cola

### winget (Windows)

```sh
winget install git-cola.git-cola
```

Package page: https://winstall.app/apps/git-cola.git-cola

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/git-cola

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