GitQlient: Multi-platform Git client written with Qt

I’m happy to announce the release of GitQlient 1.0.0

Almost 5 months ago I started this project with the idea of taking an old app and re-factor it. The main focus was to change the the look & feel and creating a Qt Creator plugin based on it. But the most important thing was to have a client I’d feel comfortable to work with.

During the first two months I focused in the separation of the UI and the logic to set a nicer MVC pattern so I could start from there. After that, I started to add new features and removed all the old widgets and functionality that I didn’t need.

For the version 1.0.0 I’ve implemented all the features that were part of GitQlientPlugin with some fixes and improvements. A way more that I initially thought. I’ve been using GitQlient for the last two weeks in my day-to-day work and I feel it’s ready for this first version!

The binaries

You can find the binaries for GitQlient 1.0.0 on the release section on the GitHub repo:

GitQlient for Linux (AppImage)
GitQlient for Windows (Installer)
Download Source code

What’s new in GitQlient 1.0.0?

You can find everything that is in the plugin, specially this major ones:

Multi-repository support
Submodules
Tags and stashes
Blame & History
QLogger as log system
New graphic tree representation
Improved Diff view

Future

After this release, I’ll start working on the version 2.0.0 and the plan is to have it in 3-6 months. After that I’ll plan how often I want to release major versions: whether 3, 6 or 12 months period.

For the next version the plan is to include the following features:

Merge: Full merge support
Configuration: Provide UI for Git config file per project
Commit additions:
- Stage changes by hunk and by line
- Squash commits
Diff features:
- Provide UI for file vs file diff
- Browse file diff and full commit diff
UI: Stylesheet for bright colours
More platforms: GitQlient for MacOSX (planned for 2.0.0 if requested)