Tower

2.1.7 09-Feb-2015

Version control with Git made easy.

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Tower is a powerful Git client for OS X that makes using Git easy and more efficient. Users benefit from its elegant and comprehensive interface and a feature set that lets them enjoy the full power of Git.

Learning Git with Tower. Tower abstracts Git's complexity in an easy-to-use interface. For example, lots of actions can be performed simply via drag and drop, and mistakes can be undone easily.

Using Tower as an Expert. Advanced users can increase their productivity with features like single line staging, submodule support, or the file history.

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What's New

Version 2.1.7:

Improved loading of Gravatar images. Some users noted high CPU usage when image loading failed (e.g. due to blocked or inactive internet connections).

Requirements

OS X 10.8 or later

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Downloads 21,265

Version Downloads 459

Type Development / Source

License Demo

Date 09 Feb 2015

Platform Intel 64 / OS X

Price $59.00

Learning Git with Tower. Tower abstracts Git's complexity in an easy-to-use interface. For example, lots of actions can be performed simply via drag and drop, and mistakes can be undone easily.

Using Tower as an Expert. Advanced users can increase their productivity with features like single line staging, submodule support, or the file history.

Features include:

git-svn support
file history
git-flow support
submodule support
blame view
single line staging (per-line committing)
cherry-picking
discard chunks/lines
direct Github, Beanstalk, and Bitbucket integration
Support for full-screen and Retina displays
many powerful drag-and-drop features include merge, rebase, push /pull to/from remote, apply stash, create new branch, etc.

Version 2.1.7:

Improved loading of Gravatar images. Some users noted high CPU usage when image loading failed (e.g. due to blocked or inactive internet connections).

I bought Tower back in Aug. 2012. So after a little over a year with it, here's my take:

Tower sets itself above the rest by making Git more accessible to mere mortals without abstracting away Git's powerful features.

# For new users:

Tower helps take some of the edge off Git's steep learning curve by providing a clean GUI that faithfully represents what Git is actually doing under-the-hood. So as you use Tower, you learn Git.

# For more advanced users:

If you're already proficient in Git, you're probably looking for a tool that helps you efficiently navigate a source tree and its history.

Having used GitX, Github for Mac, and SourceTree, I'd say Tower provides the best "situational awareness" while digging through a repo.

It also takes some of the pain out of dealing with submodules.

# Criticism

The only UX quirks I've come across are:
- Branching off of HEAD could be a little easier (e.g. a button in the title bar).
- It'd be nice to have a character count on the commit message title for those of us who try to keep it under 50 characters.

Fournova seems very responsive to user feedback, so I'll send those in as feature requests.

# Verdict

Even with all the great free Git GUIs out there, getting Tower was worth it. It's just that good.