MeGit is a standalone graphical Git client built around EGit, the Git tooling from the Eclipse ecosystem.
The project is designed for people who want EGit’s mature interface and branch management tools without having to launch a full Eclipse IDE or import repositories as Eclipse projects. Instead, you open MeGit, add the repositories you want to work with, and carry out Git tasks from a lightweight desktop application focused on version control workflows.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides EGit as a standalone desktop application with minimal dependencies.
- Lets you work with Git repositories directly without importing them as Eclipse projects.
- Offers visual Git history tools for analysing commits, branches, merges, and rebases.
- Includes interactive rebase support.
- Provides an easy-to-use staging view for preparing commits.
- Supports Gerrit and GitHub integration.
- Supports GitFlow operations.
- Includes Git LFS support.
- Adds syntax highlighting in diffs and editors for supported file types.
- Ships with a bundled Java runtime environment.
Website: github.com/eclipsesource/megit
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Developer: EclipseSource
License: Eclipse Public License 2.0
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