Best indie Mac apps for

Git Client

Git clients make repositories easier to inspect, stage, compare, and ship from a Mac desktop.

Our pick

Tower

Polished Git client for Mac.

Best for
Polished Git GUI
Mac support
Mac + Windows
Free option
No
One-time purchase
No
Made by
fournova

A premium Git client for reviewing commits, staging changes, resolving conflicts, and managing branches.

Best free option

Fork

Fast Git client with a clean interface.

Best for
Fast Git GUI
Mac support
Mac + Windows
Free option
Yes
One-time purchase
Yes
Made by
Dan Pristupov

A popular Git client with staging, history, merge conflict support, blame, and a one-time license.

Power pick

GitButler

Git client built around virtual branches.

Best for
Modern branch workflow
Mac support
Mac + other desktops
Free option
Yes
One-time purchase
No
Made by
GitButler

A newer Git client focused on stacked work, virtual branches, and more flexible commit organization.

Lightweight pick

Sublime Merge

Fast Git client from the Sublime Text team.

Best for
Fast Git history
Mac support
Mac + other desktops
Free option
Yes
One-time purchase
Yes
Made by
Sublime HQ

A fast Git GUI for history, staging, blame, diffs, and repository inspection.

Alternative

GitKraken

Visual Git client with team features.

Best for
Visual Git client
Mac support
Mac + other desktops
Free option
Yes
One-time purchase
No
Made by
GitKraken

A visual Git client with graph workflows, integrations, issues, and team-oriented features.