GitAhead
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free and open source | Windows, Linux and macOS desktop client | Free |
As gitahead.github.io lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from GitAhead's own pages
- Activity tracking
- The v2.7.0 release notes say all activity tracking was removed. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Bitbucket integration
- The changelog says Bitbucket integration was updated to use the v2.0 API. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Credential security
- The changelog documents secure credential storage and Linux libsecret credential storage when available. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Development status
- GitAhead is no longer under active development; only low-level maintenance and bug-fix releases are planned. · gitahead.github.io, 1 Oct 2026
- Diff limit
- The v2.7.0 release limited diff-view line length to 1024 characters. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · gitahead.github.io, 24 Sept 2026
- GitHub integration
- The changelog documents GitHub account repository refresh and GitHub Enterprise URL support. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- GitLab integration
- GitLab integration requires a personal access token for authentication. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The product features a fast native interface. · gitahead.github.io, 1 Oct 2026
- License
- GitAhead is licensed under the MIT license. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Maker relationship
- GitAhead was designed by SciTools, the makers of Understand. · gitahead.github.io, 1 Oct 2026
- Platform limitation
- The v2.7.0 release dropped pre-built Linux binaries, macOS versions older than 11, and 32-bit Windows or Windows versions older than 10. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Source build
- The project can be built from source with a C++11 compiler, CMake and optional Ninja. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- SSH support
- GitAhead uses libssh2 through libgit2 for SSH support and added support for Ed25519 SSH identity files. · github.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux · gitahead.github.io, 24 Sept 2026
- Visual history
- Yes · gitahead.github.io, 24 Sept 2026
- What it does
- GitAhead is a graphical Git client designed to help users understand and manage source code history. · gitahead.github.io, 1 Oct 2026
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