No. 11 of 54 ·Version Control Software

platypusgit

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

platypusgit is ranked #11 of 54 in version control software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

platypusgit plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free No account · no paywall · no feature tiers · GPLv3 platypusgit.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on version control software

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
Offline mode: Yes
Git LFS support: Yes
Git submodules: Yes
Interactive rebase: Yes
Conflict editor: Yes

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The record

Product: platypusgit is a native desktop Git client for developers.
License: The project is open source under GPLv3.
Audience: The maker says it is for solo developers, teams, and companies.
Staging and commits: Users can stage, unstage, or discard files and individual hunks, and commit with amend or author override.
Diffs: The app includes unified and side-by-side diffs, syntax highlighting, a minimap, blame, and a repository file browser.
History: History tools include a commit graph, file history, reflog viewer, reset, cherry-pick, revert, and interactive rebase.
GitHub and GitLab: The app can list, check out, create, and open pull or merge requests for GitHub and GitLab, including self-hosted instances.
Other Git features: The feature list includes conflict resolution, stashes, submodules, Git LFS, linked worktrees, and bisect.
Privacy: The maker says the app has no telemetry and that repositories and history never leave the user's machine.
Network behavior: The features page says outbound traffic is limited to configured Git remotes, the update check, and configured forge APIs.
Platforms: The download page lists macOS, Windows, and Linux builds; Linux requires webkit2gtk 4.1.
Build status: The maker describes the app as under active development and warns users to expect frequent releases and rough edges.
Build signing: The download page says the macOS app is ad-hoc signed but not notarized and the Windows installer is not yet code-signed.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Version Control Software in 2026#11 of 54
Best Git GUI Clients in 2026#8 of 31

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platypusgit.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
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platypusgit.com/download/· checked 4 Oct 2026