# Gitling (open-source developer tool)

> Gitling is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Git client built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive. It has 110 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Gitling is a Git client for Android, built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive. It's a fork of MGit (itself a continuation of SGit), modernized with a current Android toolchain, a from-scratch Compose UI, one-tap GitHub sign-in, and a new identity. Features: * Clone, create, and delete local repositories * One-tap Connect with GitHub (OAuth Device Flow) -- no manual token/password handling for GitHub remotes * HTTP/HTTPS/SSH, including SSH with private-key passphrase * Username/password and personal access token authentication for any Git host * Browse files and commit history, git diff between commits * Checkout, create, and merge local/remote branches and tags * git status,…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/maneeshacooray/Gitling |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 110 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.maneeshacooray.gitling/ (package com.maneeshacooray.gitling) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maneeshacooray.gitling |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://maneeshacooray.github.io/Gitling/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Developer & terminal tools |
| Latest release | v1.0.62 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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