Fork vs GitUI in 2026

Fork and GitUI compared on what each does, what each costs, how each is installed, and what to check before you pick one for your git work.

By SayDeploy · 2026-10-29

SayDeploy is published by LunarWerx, which makes some of the tools compared here.

Fork is a git client for Mac and Windows that covers day to day git work in a desktop app. GitUI's sources here describe GitHub's enterprise platform and its add ons, not a git client. RepoYeti is a dashboard for many local repos.

Option	Free to use	Paid price	Platforms	Install
Fork	Free evaluation ^[1]	$59.99 ^[1]	Mac and Windows ^[1]	Download from Fork site ^[1]
GitUI	Not published in the facts here	Not published in the facts here	Not published in the facts here	Not published in the facts here
RepoYeti	Free for noncommercial use ^[2]	US$79 per installation, perpetual licence with 12 months of updates ^[2]	Windows x64, Linux x64, macOS on Apple Silicon ^[2]	Single binary from GitHub Releases, or clone and run with Bun 1.1 or newer ^[2]

The short answer

Fork is a git client for Mac and Windows ^[1]. It covers the day to day git work a developer does in a desktop app: fetching, pulling, pushing, committing, branching, tagging, merging, rebasing, stashes and submodules ^[1].

GitUI's sources here describe GitHub's enterprise offering as an AI powered developer platform ^[3], with add ons such as GitHub Advanced Security ^[3] and Premium Support ^[3]. The facts given do not describe a git client called GitUI.

RepoYeti is made by the team that publishes this site. It shows every repo under the folders you add, with branch, changed files and ahead or behind counts, and updates when files change on disk ^[2].

What Fork and GitUI are built for

Fork's own page calls it a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows ^[1]. It can create, clone or add existing repositories ^[1].

Its history view finds all commits where a particular file or directory was changed ^[1], and its blame view finds the last commit that changed a particular file line ^[1]. The Diff Viewer gives a clear view to spot changes in source code quickly ^[1], and it can show diffs for common image formats ^[1].

Fork supports fetching, pulling, pushing, committing, amending, branching, tagging, cherry picking, reverting, merging, rebasing, stashes and submodules ^[1]. It has a visual interactive rebase for editing, reordering and squashing commits ^[1], and a merge conflict helper with a built in resolver ^[1]. It also gently informs you about GitHub notifications without being annoying ^[1].

For GitUI, the facts here describe GitHub's enterprise platform as an AI-powered developer platform ^[3], so check GitUI's own pages for what the tool itself does.

What RepoYeti is built for

RepoYeti is made by the team that publishes this site.

It shows the branch, number of changed files and ahead or behind count for every repo under the folders you add, and updates when files change on disk ^[2]. It draws a commit graph with lanes, merges and tags, and loads it in pages so large repos open quickly ^[2].

It shows diffs between HEAD and the working tree in the Monaco editor, the editor used in VS Code, side by side or inline, and lets you edit and save files ^[2]. Before you pull, it shows the incoming commits, the files they touch and any conflicts they would cause ^[2].

You can select many repos and pin, star, hide, remove, pull or push them all at once ^[2]. It applies a different commit name and email to each repo using path rules, and can pin a GitHub account to each repo for pushes ^[2]. It undoes or redoes the last git action such as a commit, pull or branch switch, and refuses a rebasing pull or a cherry pick ^[2].

Pricing and fees

Fork for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.11 or later and costs $59.99, with a free evaluation ^[1]. Fork for Windows requires Windows 7 or later and costs $59.99, with a free evaluation ^[1].

The GitUI facts given here do not state a price, so it is not published here. They cover GitHub's enterprise platform ^[3] and its add ons ^[3], and check GitUI's own pages for its price.

RepoYeti is free for noncommercial use; commercial use costs US$79 per installation, a perpetual licence with 12 months of updates ^[2]. No features are locked or time limited, whether you use it under the free licence or a paid one ^[2]. It is licensed under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0, a source available license with a noncommercial restriction ^[2].

Setting it up and daily use

Fork is downloaded for Mac or Windows, and the free evaluation lets you try it before paying ^[1] ^[1]. The facts here say nothing more about its setup or routine use.

The GitUI facts here do not cover installation or daily use, so check its own pages.

RepoYeti is installed by downloading a single binary from GitHub Releases, or by cloning the repo and running it with Bun 1.1 or newer ^[2]. Prebuilt binaries are available for Windows x64, Linux x64 and macOS on Apple Silicon; you open the dashboard in any browser, including on Android or iPhone ^[2].

Daily, you watch your repos in the dashboard ^[2], review diffs in the editor ^[2] and preview a pull before running it ^[2]. You can install the dashboard to a phone's home screen as a PWA, and it reconnects after the phone wakes from sleep ^[2]. A command opens a Cloudflare tunnel and prints a QR code so you can open the dashboard on your phone; it requires cloudflared to be installed separately ^[2].

Things to check before you choose

Ask what you need the tool to do: day to day git work in one desktop app, or a dashboard that watches many local repos at once. Fork's page speaks of a git client for Mac and Windows ^[1], and RepoYeti's claims speak of a live grid of repos ^[2].

Check your operating system. Fork lists Mac OS X 10.11 or later and Windows 7 or later ^[1] ^[1]. RepoYeti has prebuilt binaries for Windows x64, Linux x64 and macOS on Apple Silicon ^[2].

Check cost. Fork costs $59.99 on each platform, with a free evaluation ^[1] ^[1]. RepoYeti is free for noncommercial use and US$79 per installation for commercial use ^[2].

Check what GitUI actually is. The facts here describe GitHub's enterprise platform ^[3], not a git client, so check GitUI's own pages before comparing it.

How to choose

If you want a desktop git client for Mac or Windows that covers fetching, pulling, pushing, committing, branching, merging, rebasing, stashes and submodules, Fork's page describes that ^[1].

If you want to find which commit changed a particular file line, Fork's blame view does that ^[1].

If you want a visual interactive rebase for editing, reordering and squashing commits, Fork's page describes that ^[1].

If you want a dashboard that shows the branch, changed files and ahead or behind count for every repo under the folders you add, RepoYeti's claims describe that ^[2].

If you want to preview the incoming commits and conflicts before you pull, RepoYeti's claims describe that ^[2].

If you want to apply a different commit name and email to each repo, RepoYeti's claims describe that ^[2].

If you want a free tool for noncommercial use with no locked features, RepoYeti's claims say that ^[2] ^[2].

Frequently asked questions

Is Fork free to use?

Fork for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.11 or later and costs $59.99, with a free evaluation ^[1]. Fork for Windows requires Windows 7 or later and costs $59.99, with a free evaluation ^[1]. The free evaluation lets you try it before paying; the facts here do not say how long it lasts.

Is GitUI free?

The facts given for GitUI do not state a price, so it is not published here ^[3]. They cover GitHub's enterprise platform ^[3], GitHub Advanced Security as an add on ^[3] and Premium Support ^[3].

How do you install Fork and RepoYeti?

Fork is downloaded for Mac or Windows, with a free evaluation on each platform ^[1] ^[1]. RepoYeti is installed by downloading a single binary from GitHub Releases, or by cloning the repo and running it with Bun 1.1 or newer ^[2]. Prebuilt binaries are available for Windows x64, Linux x64 and macOS on Apple Silicon ^[2].

Can Fork or RepoYeti work with AI assistants?

The facts given for Fork do not mention AI assistants. RepoYeti gives AI agents access to your repos through a command, and any action that changes a repo must be approved first, by you or by a webhook you run ^[2]. It also uses your own API key for Groq, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter or DeepSeek to split working tree changes into scoped commits with messages, which you approve, edit or discard ^[2].

Does RepoYeti send any data about the machine?

The claims given here do not describe any data that RepoYeti sends. RepoYeti is free for noncommercial use; commercial use costs US$79 per installation (per machine running the daemon), a perpetual licence with 12 months of updates ^[2]. It is installed by downloading a single binary from GitHub Releases, or by cloning the repo and running it with Bun 1.1 or newer ^[2]. Check the project's own pages for details on data handling before relying on it in a sensitive setting.

Free for noncommercial use; commercial use costs US$79 per installation (per machine running the daemon), a perpetual licence with 12 months of updates. ^[2]

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