Nice Git Repo Tool for Mac OS X – GitX
I started using Git for a simple project (the Xerces-C stuff I was playing with) just to get in the habit of using it and making sure I didn't forget what I read - which, of course, I had. But the purpose of this little project is to exercise Xerces-C and Git - and for that it's working perfectly. But I was still using just the command-line tools, which isn't bad, but I knew there were a few GUI tools for Git on OS X that I had seen. So I decided to track them down this afternoon.
I stopped as soon as I found GitX v0.5 - what a find! This is exactly what I was looking for - something that will make the harder Git repo work a little easier. It all seems to be in ObjC and a decent interface to boot:
I like that it's easy to understand, and when branches and merges get in the mix it'll be nice to have something to make sure it's clear what came from what. Still, it's a little rough still - no ability to configure the toolbar, which I noticed right away. Not horrible, and I can't imagine it'll replace the command line version for me, but it's great to see something that can help out if I need a little something.
I also like that once you start the app, you can have it place a link into /usr/local/bin/ for gitx so that you can start it easily from the command-line. Nice touch, guys! Very nice.