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I think sublime merge is pretty close to the optimal git GUI, https://www.sublimemerge.com/. It uses standard git commands and terminology and allows you to add custom git commands to the GUI. Unlike Sourcetree is cross platform for Windows/Linux/Mac and includes a merge tool. I think command line git and Sublime Merge git translate back and pretty easily.

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I don't like Sublime Merge that much. Probably because I tried GitKraken first and loved it. It helped me understand stash and rebase better than the command line ever did. At some point they decided to not allow gratis use on private personal repos so I switched to VSCode with the Git Graph extension which gives me most of what I liked from GitKraken.

For those wondering this is a separate application from Sublime Text, built by the same folks, and with the same free evaluation and $99 lifetime license (not sure how "required" it is).

I haven't felt a need for a git gui but I might give this a try anyhow.

How do folks like this for reviews? I’m switching to git for a new job and the process is a bit overwhelming compared to mercurial

+1 on cli git and Sublime Merge. I use cli for everything except viewing diffs and I find Sublime to be great at that.

I tried to use it and ended up back with Fork for some reason. I think basic tasks like merging were unnecessarily cumbersome and reliability wasn’t perfect.

Ive never had a problem, but use whatever works best for you!

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