The Lazygit alternative in a full desktop window

Why developers look for a Lazygit alternative

Lazygit describes itself as a simple terminal UI for git commands, and many developers love its speed. These are the most common reasons people look for something else.

• You want a window, not a terminal

  Lazygit runs inside your terminal and works through keys: 0 focuses a diff, space stages, i starts an interactive rebase. If you prefer to see the graph, staging and branches side by side in a window, that is a different way of working.

• Conflicts are picked hunk by hunk

  Its merging panel lets you pick one side’s hunk or both hunks for each conflict. Editing a resolution line by line means opening the file in your editor.

• Undo covers commits and branches

  Its README says undo uses the reflog, so it cannot undo changes to the working tree or the stash.

• Pull requests open in the browser

  Lazygit marks branches that have a GitHub pull request, through the gh tool, and opens them in the browser. Reviews, comments and merges stay on the website.

• The graph needs a larger screen mode

  Its README says the commit graph is shown when you view commits in an enlarged window, which you reach by cycling screen modes.

• No Arabic interface

  Lazygit is translated into Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese, with no Arabic translation as of October 2026.

Why developers choose GitTree

GitTree keeps the speed of a keyboard-friendly tool and adds a full window, recovery tools and hosting integration around your repository.

• The whole repository in one window

  An interactive commit graph with colour-coded branch lanes, labels, search and filters, beside staging, branches and commit details. It stays smooth past 100,000 commits.

• Keyboard first, mouse when you want it

  A command palette lists every command with its shortcut, shortcuts can be rebound, and a built-in terminal sits in the same window.

• Stage and merge exactly what you mean

  Stage files, hunks or single lines, and resolve conflicts in a three-way editor with per-hunk and per-line choices, after a warning before a merge would conflict.

• Undo for the risky operations

  Undo and redo from the toolbar reverse commits, checkouts, resets, rebases, discards and branch or tag deletes, and risky steps are snapshotted first so they stay recoverable.

• Pull requests and CI/CD with Pro

  With GitTree Pro, list, create, review, comment on and merge pull requests on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps, and follow CI/CD runs and live logs, without leaving the app.

• English and Arabic

  The whole app is available in English and Arabic, with a full right-to-left layout.

GitTree vs Lazygit: feature comparison

Both run real Git underneath and work on the same repositories. They differ most in where you use them, how conflicts and undo work, their licence and hosting integration. Products change, so the official sources are linked at the bottom of the page.

• Included
• Partly, or with limits
• Needs a paid plan
• Not available

This table compares the current public products, not every setting. Lazygit facts come from its GitHub repository as checked on the date above. GitTree is in active development; check its features page and release notes before moving a critical workflow.

Lazygit price vs GitTree

Both are free for Git work. Lazygit is open source under the MIT licence; GitTree’s Free plan covers every Git feature, and GitTree Pro adds the hosting integrations, AI drafting and Nour, the AI assistant.

Lazygit’s licence terms are as stated in its repository in October 2026. GitTree’s Free plan needs no credit card; the Pricing page compares Free and Pro.

A Lazygit alternative for Mac, Windows and Linux

The same GitTree on macOS, Windows and Linux, running the Git 2.39 or newer that you already have installed.

• Lazygit alternative for Mac

  One universal app that runs natively on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 13 Ventura or later, signed and notarized by Apple.

• Lazygit alternative for Windows

  A 64-bit app for Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11 that uses your Git for Windows. Get it from the Microsoft Store, signed by Microsoft, or as a direct EXE, which is unsigned, so SmartScreen may ask you to confirm.

• Lazygit alternative for Linux

  A .deb package or a portable AppImage for 64-bit Ubuntu 22.04+ and Debian 12+. On Ubuntu 22.04 and Linux Mint 21, add the git-core PPA for a newer Git first.

  Read the Linux install guide

Which one should you choose?

Both are good tools, and many developers use a terminal UI and a desktop client side by side. Pick the one that matches how you work, then try it on a noncritical repository before you move daily work.

How to switch from Lazygit to GitTree

Nothing has to be exported. Your repositories are standard Git, so Lazygit can stay in your terminal while you try GitTree on the same folders.

1. 1

   Check your Git version

   GitTree runs the Git installed on your computer, version 2.39 or newer. Run git --version, and update Git if it is older.

2. 2

   Download GitTree

   Get the installer for macOS, Windows or Linux from the download page and install it.

3. 3

   Sign in

   Sign in with a GitTree account, created on this website with your email or with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps. The Free plan covers every Git feature; start a Pro trial when you want the hosting integrations or Nour.

4. 4

   Open the repositories you already have

   Choose Open and select a repository folder, or scan a folder for repositories. Branches, remotes, stashes and history live in the repository itself, so there is nothing to import.

5. 5

   Learn the palette

   Open the command palette to find any command and its shortcut, and rebind the shortcuts you miss from Lazygit.

6. 6

   Try it side by side

   Make a staged commit, resolve a test conflict and try an undo on a test branch. Lazygit keeps working in your terminal on the same repositories while you decide.