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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

I like the User interface. It's pretty easy to navigate through repositories, branches and commit history. Never seen a friendly UI like this before. The commit-graph feature is fantastic, with easy integration with visual studio code and Jira. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

Occasionally it gets a timeout when getting the latest or checking-in large files at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cost-effective, non-technical people can also manage this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GitKraken Desktop Overview

What is GitKraken Desktop?

Millions of developers and teams around the world choose GitKraken Desktop to make Git work for them. It makes Git more visual and accessible with an intuitive UI, the flexibility to switch between a GUI or a terminal, and a seamless experience across operating systems. Integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps make it swift and simple to clone, fork, and add remotes. You can even create, view and manage pull requests. Download it today for free at https://gitkraken.com/git-client

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GitKraken Client is a software that makes Git commands and processes easy, fast, and intuitive, it has a visually appealing experience that requires fewer interactions, allows for more fluid workflows, and provides total functionality.


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Recent GitKraken Desktop Reviews

Sharmila K.
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Sharmila K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Best code management tool"
The most helpful thing about git kraken is the cherry pick commit feature. Any commit can be cherry picked and added to the branch..This helps to ...
Enrico P.
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Enrico P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best for working with repository"
The graphic of the app, the user experience is so good and Kraken simplify so much work with many code branch. We use eclipse for write code and kr...
Rutesh R.
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Rutesh R.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"The Git GUI That Takes the Pain Out of Collaboration"
My favorite thing about GitKraken Client is its intuitive user interface. This makes Git easy to learn and use, even for beginners. I also apprecia...
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GitKraken Desktop Demo - GitKraken Client Interface
The user interface of the GitKraken Client. The easy-to-read commit graph will help you visualize branch structure and commit history. It not only helps verify your recent Git actions on the repo, but also shows who made what code changes and when, so it’s easy to track down when a bug was introd...
GitKraken Desktop Demo - GitKraken CLI Interface
The built-in terminal of the GitKraken Client, also known as the GitKraken CLI is a Git-enhanced terminal experience that gives you incredible live “synchronized” visibility into your commit history and branches when you need it and can be hidden away when you don’t.
GitKraken Desktop Demo - GitKraken Client Teams Feature
GitKraken Client is the only Git GUI that detects and alerts ⚠️ you of potential conflicts so you can prevent merge conflicts from ever happening! And with user Activity Status, you’ll know who is online with you in the GitKraken Client.
GitKraken Desktop Demo - GitKraken Merge Conflict Resolution Tool
GitKraken Client has a built-in Merge Tool to make conflict resolution so much safer. See the current branch and the target branch that you’re merging into side by side. Simply select a section and it will be added to the output so you can decide what to commit.
GitKraken Desktop Demo - GitKraken Client Visual Interactive Rebase Tool
Never get confused in the middle of a rebase ever again. Drag and drop a branch to kick off an interactive rebase and then you’ll have complete control to Pick, Reword, Squash, and Drop commits.
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Rutesh R.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

My favorite thing about GitKraken Client is its intuitive user interface. This makes Git easy to learn and use, even for beginners. I also appreciate powerful visualization tools, which help me understand my Git history and spot potential conflicts. Additionally, GitKraken Client’s merge and conflict resolution tools are top-notch, simplifying even the most complex conflict resolution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

My only real dislike about GitKraken Client is that some of its features are only available in the paid version. For example, the ability to create and manage private repositories is only available in the paid version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are basically solving issues of git and gitlab and with help of gitkraken its more interactive and understandable for even begineer and I can honestly say that it has made my life as a software developer so much easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yash D.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

- GitKraken provides an intuitive and user friendly interface that makes it easy to understand and use Git.

- We can create, delete, and switch between branches easily and can perform one quick Push and pull operation, allowing us to simplify our work.

- GitKraken has an intuitive conflict resolver that helps us handle merge conflicts effectively, which reduces the complexities associated with resolving conflicting changes.

- Even for beginners who are new to Git, GitKraken simplifies the learning process, enabling users to grasp Git concepts while performing their Git operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

- GitKraken is undoubtedly great tool for GIT GUI. However, you cannot use more of the features after the 14 days free trial is over.

- However buying the Pro version is worthwhile. It's only $4.95/user/month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

I personally love the following features and use them on a daily basis...

- Search feature, that allows us to search through all commits, making it effortless to find specific results or navigate through the commit history.

- Inbuilt conflict resolver is highly intuitive and user friendly which simplifies the process of resolving merge conflicts effectively.

- It has the option of performing one click undo or redo operations, which provides a quick way to revert changes or roll back to a previous version in case of any mistake. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yaroslav Z.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

I've a savvy Git commandline user, however I like GitKraken for making my life easier in my day-to-day code review tasks.

It also helps my employees to learn Git commands, while doing things from GitKraken UI (it shows Git commands behind UI actions, so one could learn Git CLI mch faster) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

* It might get quite slow on bigger repositories

* Pricing tiers a little bit confusing

* Inability to hide GitKraken Dashboard/Projects completely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

It provides a great tool for experienced Git users, as well as flattens the learning curve for newbies, as they can use GitKraken to learn CLI commands much faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roberto V.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

It was my entry point to the git protocol, been a user since. Right now it's not an entry level product (I recommend for you to learn GIT before hand, if not youll miss a lot of functionality). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

They changed the loading screen, also dismissed kanban boards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

GIT platform for almost all my personal projects, easy management of version control and great init for many projects Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Paresh R.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

Gitkraken is the best tool to manage the GitHub repositories and code using their user-friendly UI. The visualization they provide for all different branches and code updates is really useful for our day-to-day programming life. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

Gitkraken is already the best tool ever for version control but yes there are some things they can improve on:

- Authorization part for cloning private Github repositories sometimes creates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

We wanted a UI based tool for git version control and Gitkraken helps us to manage our code efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ramón G.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

Gitkraken is a nice git client. You can easily manage your projects using it. It has a nice new functions, like GLO (it is like Trello). So you can easily connect your project to this boards.

I love this function because since I'm using it I can´t forget anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

The only think I don't like at all is about pricings. The software has a free option and a paid one. I don't like the prices at all. It should be included, for instance in GitHub payments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering GitKraken Desktop:

If you are a multiplatform user or you like to work in Linux, Gitkraken is your Git Gui client. You won't need to learn Git codes anymore. The software is easy to use and you don't need to keep learning for a lot of. Now Is including a lot of features you should love, like GLO.

Is easy to rollback your gits also. You just need to rollback all your changes or even delete the current branche and create a new one.

The only bad thing is you have a free and paid user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

GitKraken is a Git client built on Electron, allowing it to run natively on Windows, Mac and Linux desktop systems. This is nice because you can work whatever your system is.

I usually had problems with my projects until I discovered Gitkraken. I tried to save the work and sometimes I had problems trying to come back to older versions. Now this problem is solved.

It is light and easy to use. If you make a mistake, you can always come back without losing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Louis S.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

The most helpful feature would be the visual tree. It is a great representation of your branches/commit history and helps you visualize everything quite easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

Gitkraken offers a lot for the user, though it was initially a bit overwhelming having everything at your fingertips represented by icons. I quickly have gotten used to the features and their corresponding icons. The only real downside is that private repos are only accessible with the paid tier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it primarily for repositories that I remote into. It is easier (for me) to use across platforms with the gui and not having to remember terminal commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alfonso P.
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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

The UI makes it so clear that I would recommend this for beginners who are still learning the git basics, it helped me a lot to visualize branches and understand some concepts when I was learning them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

I feel like the price is a bit too much, maybe if you could come up with cheaper plans that use less features such as the Boards or the Workspaces that some people (including me) don't even use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes my workflow so much faster because I don't have to type in long git branch names when checking out or rebasing, it just saves me a lot of time that I can spend actually coding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

Their interface is clean, modern, and very easy to use as it is very structured. It is a much better version than the regular git clients you can get for free. I find it very easy to go back in history and look at the changes as well as review the commits that were made. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

Nothing that I was able to come across yet. It might be a little difficult to navigate if you are used to some other applications to view your git tree, but it is not a big learning curve at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

Viewing and tracking version control. It is easy to commit and collaborate on the code for the developers and commands are easy to find in the menu. The sleek design is also a very big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about GitKraken Desktop?

THe integration of gitkraken with windows and connection to Gitlab and Github is super efficient and easy to use, although it requires sone technical setup initially to have the pull and push request work without issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about GitKraken Desktop?

The technical requirement of the seetup and use make it challenging at some points.

Also with no direct visibility on the live go on Github/lab; you need to make sure you have proper backups to be able to recover Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is GitKraken Desktop solving and how is that benefiting you?

Gitkraken makes integbraations and pushes to gitlab and github seamless expecially in a team work setting. Using GHitkraken is much faster and easier than doing the manual updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.