v0.4.2 — now available

Git, without the
cognitive overhead

Open-source desktop git client. Visual branch graph, one-click staging, LFS built in. 10 MB, starts in under a second.

~10 MB
Install size
Tauri + Rust
Not Electron
MIT
Licensed
$0
Forever

Everything you need,
nothing you don't

Built for developers who want visual clarity without giving up speed or control.

Commit graph

Canvas-rendered, virtualized DAG. Handles repos with 100k+ commits without breaking a sweat. See branches, merges, and history at a glance.

Git profiles

Auto-switch identity by repo path. Work vs. personal, zero friction.

Inline diffs

Grouped hunks, clear additions and deletions. Click a file, see the change.

GitHub & GitLab

PR badges on branches, PAT stored in your OS keychain, click to open in browser. Works with GitHub and GitLab out of the box.

Undo anything

Ctrl+Z backed by reflog. Even works for ops run in your terminal.

Git LFS

Track patterns, see file sizes, prune objects. Game dev and design friendly.

Fast. Actually.

Tauri + Rust backend. Native webview. Starts in under a second, not five.

Up and running in
one command

Downloads the latest release, runs the installer. That's it.

Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sph3ricalPeter/prefetch/main/install.ps1 | iex
macOS
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sph3ricalPeter/prefetch/main/install.sh | sh

Or download directly from GitHub Releases

Same power, none of
the bloat

You shouldn't need a subscription to see your branches.

Prefetch
Others
Free forever
Open source
Under 15 MB
Native performance
Commit graph
LFS support

Try it. It's free.

No account, no trial, no catch. Just a git client that works.