GitAhead

A version control system is a must to keep track of changes made to your project, especially if you must collaborate with other developers. GitAhead is an offline repository manager that works not only with the widely-known Git system but also with the Bitbucket, Beanstalk, and GitLab platforms.

Upon first launch, you are presented with a simple prompt that allows you to select the desired repository, be it a local or a remote one. GitAhead also enables you to initialize a new repository or clone an existing one by simply providing the target location and the URL. No Git-related knowledge is required for you to obtain a local copy of a repository.

The main goal of GitAhead is to provide a reliable repository manager that allows the quick browsing of all the branches and the changesets of all the past commits. You can explore the revision history, see when the changes were made on each branch and who made them, open files and even make modifications yourself to push to the selected commit afterward.

It's important to highlight that main window of GitAhead is intuitive and very well organized. You can select the desired branch from the left side and see the changeset in chronological order, while the right panel displays the affected files and a preview of their content, if available.

It's possible to access the integrated source code editor to edit the content of a file or create a new one. With syntax highlighting, line numbering, and support for multiple programming languages, the editor allows you to write code and save the file to push it to the branch of your choice. As this is primarily a repository manager and not a code editor, you should not expect to have a full-featured IDE, with code suggestions and other similar features a programmer fancies.

GitAhead features different methods to undo changes in your project. You can revert changes, cherry-pick commits, or checkout an old commit. It features options to synchronize repositories with pull and push actions, as well as branch merging capabilities. It also allows you to manage submodules and stashes, and backup files.

With features such as history browsing, high-precision indexed searching, and a source code editor for creating new files, GitAhead could compete with the best repository managers out there. It features a simple interface, easy to use options, and support for some of the most popular version control systems. For those accustomed to managing their projects using GitHub, Bitbucket, Beanstalk, or GitLab, it could be a good offline alternative to the online version managers.