Lightweight
Apple Silicon native. Launches more than twice as fast as Electron clients.
A Git client built for Mac.
The familiarity of GitHub Desktop, at native speed. Thoughtfully designed, beginner-friendly.
macOS 12.0 or later · Apple Silicon / Intel universal
Features
Fast, simple, and unmistakably Mac.
Built natively with SwiftUI and AppKit. Instant launch and a buttery-smooth UI that other clients can't match.
0.28s
cold launch
Native speed
Fully native SwiftUI + AppKit. Instant launch and fluid rendering.
- Commitコミット
- Pushプッシュ
- Pullプル
- Stashスタッシュ
- Rebaseリベース
First-class Japanese
Carefully translated Git concepts. Friendly for newcomers.
変更 (2/3)+24 −6
DiffView.swiftM
AvatarStack.swift+
README.mdM
Granular staging
Pick exactly what to commit, file by file.
DiffView.swiftEDIT
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VStack {33
Avatar(commit.author)34−
.frame(width: 24)34+
AvatarStack(authors)35+
.overlapping(by: 10)Diff → edit
Edit and save right inside the diff view. Never lose context.
streak28
Streak.swift:18
current streak
HabitStore.swift:42
streak(for:)
Tests.swift:9
streak edge
Powerful search
Built on git grep. Results are shown line by line.
Readable history
Relative dates and author avatars. Co-authors stacked nicely.
- feat: stack co-author avatars in history rows2 分前
- refactor: extract DiffRenderer1 時間前
- fix: keyboard navigation in HabitList3 時間前
- perf: memoise streak results until next completion昨日
Screens
See it in action.
Designed for both light and dark mode from the start.
01History view
Co-authors stack into the row. Relative dates make who-did-what-when obvious at a glance.
02Diff ⇄ edit
Same view, two modes. Toggle from diff to editor with a single click.
03Full-text search
Built on git grep. Index-free, line-level results across the whole repository.
04Explorer
Jump straight to any file from the project tree.
05Multi-repository
Keep all your repos in the sidebar — one click to switch.
Why
Why GitEdit?
Japanese-first
Menus, dialogs, and errors — all in clear, natural Japanese.
Open source
Licensed under MIT. Issues and PRs are always welcome.
Compared with other clients
| Item | GitEdit | GitHub Desktop | Sourcetree | Tower |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementation | Native SwiftUI | Electron | Java | Native |
| Japanese UI | Excellent | Limited | Limited | None |
| Apple Silicon | Native | Yes | Yes | Native |
| Price | Free / OSS | Free | Free | Paid |
| Philosophy | Beginner guardrails | Beginner guardrails | Power users | Power users |
Open Source
All the code, out in the open.
GitEdit is MIT-licensed open source. Issues and pull requests are always welcome.
sowaretokyo/GitEdit
A macOS-native Git GUI client. SwiftUI + AppKit. Designed to feel like Mac, in Japanese.
Swift MIT stars