The free Sublime Merge alternative, with pull requests and undo built in

Why developers look for a Sublime Merge alternative

Sublime Merge is a fast, carefully made Git client from Sublime HQ, the makers of Sublime Text. These are the reasons people most often give for trying something else.

• Continued use needs a licence

  Sublime Merge can be evaluated for free with no enforced time limit, but its store says a licence must be purchased for continued use: US$99 for a personal licence or US$75 per user per year for a business, as of October 2026. Education discounts are not offered.

• Pull requests happen in the browser

  Sublime Merge works with GitHub, GitLab and other hosts as plain Git remotes. There is no pull request view in the app; in-app GitHub pull request support has been an open request on its official tracker since 2018.

• Reordering commits one step at a time

  History is edited from the commit menu: reword, edit, squash, fixup, drop and Move Commit Up or Down. Drag-and-drop reordering and a single rebase plan are still open requests.

• No reflog view or docked terminal

  There is no reflog view in the app, so finding a lost commit usually means running git reflog on the command line, and Open in Terminal launches a separate terminal window instead of one inside the app.

• Branch diffs, file stashes and external tools

  Diff between branches is the most-upvoted open request on Sublime Merge’s tracker. Stashing individual files and launching an external diff or merge tool from the app have been open requests since 2018 too.

• English only, no AI drafts

  The interface is available in English only, and no AI drafting of commit messages or descriptions appears on Sublime Merge’s official pages or changelog.

Why developers choose GitTree

GitTree keeps what people like about a fast Git client and adds the hosting, history and recovery tools around it.

• Pull requests without the browser

  List, create, review, comment on and merge pull and merge requests, re-run CI checks and follow a dashboard across repositories. GitHub and Bitbucket support is the most tested; GitLab and Azure DevOps support is new.

• A rebase plan you can drag

  Interactive rebase shows the whole plan at once: pick, reword, edit, squash, fixup and drop, reordered by drag or keyboard, with autosquash, autostash and update-refs.

• Undo for the risky operations

  Undo and redo from the toolbar reverse commits, checkouts, resets, rebases, discards and branch or tag deletes. All 19 kinds of destructive step, force-pushes and stash drops included, are snapshotted first so they stay recoverable, and a reflog view restores older states.

• A terminal under the graph

  Your own shell docked inside the window, beside a command palette of about 300 commands and keyboard shortcuts you can rebind.

• Compare refs, stash lines, open your tools

  Compare any two branches, tags or commits, stash only the lines you select, and open Beyond Compare, Meld, KDiff3, P4Merge, VS Code or a JetBrains IDE from the app.

• Private by design, AI on your terms

  No telemetry, analytics or crash upload, and tokens stay in the system keychain. AI commit messages and pull request descriptions come from your own Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity CLI, only when you click Generate.

GitTree vs Sublime Merge: feature comparison

Both are fast desktop Git clients for macOS, Windows and Linux that run real Git underneath. They differ most in price, hosting integration, history tools and packaging. Products change, so the official sources are linked at the bottom of the page.

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

This table compares the current public products, not every setting. An “open request” is a feature request on Sublime Merge’s official issue tracker. GitTree is in active development; check its features page and release notes before moving a critical workflow.

Sublime Merge price vs GitTree

The practical difference: GitTree has no licence to buy today, for personal or business use.

Prices as listed on Sublime HQ’s store and sales FAQ in October 2026; they change over time, so check the official store before you buy. A personal licence keeps working after its 3 years of updates, and newer versions then need a paid upgrade (US$80).

A Sublime Merge 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.

• Sublime Merge 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.

• Sublime Merge alternative for Windows

  A 64-bit installer for Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11. Install Git for Windows first: GitTree uses it instead of bundling its own Git.

• Sublime Merge 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. Pick the one that matches how you work, then try it on a noncritical repository before you move daily work.

How to switch from Sublime Merge to GitTree

Nothing has to be exported. Your repositories are standard Git, so both apps can open them side by side while you decide.

1. 1

   Check your Git version

   GitTree uses the Git already on your computer instead of bundling one. Run git --version in a terminal; if Git is missing or older than 2.39, install a current version first (Git for Windows on Windows).

2. 2

   Download GitTree

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

3. 3

   Sign in with a free account

   Create a free GitTree account on this website with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps, then sign in from the app.

4. 4

   Open the repositories you already have

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

5. 5

   Connect your hosting accounts

   Optionally connect GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket or Azure DevOps in Preferences to work with pull requests and CI checks. Every other remote keeps working over HTTPS or SSH.

6. 6

   Bring over your setup and try it

   Set your signing key, external merge tool, theme and shortcuts in Preferences, then try a staged commit, an interactive rebase and an undo on a test branch.