macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install git-colalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install git-colaMacPorts ports tree · devel/git-cola/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install git-cola with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper
Highly caffeinated git GUI. Version 4.18.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add git-colaAlpine Linux edge package indexes · git-cola · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install git-colaDebian stable package indexes · git-cola · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install git-colaFedora Rawhide package metadata · git-cola · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-colanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/git-cola/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install git-colaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · git-cola · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/git-colaScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/git-cola.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id git-cola.git-cola -eWindows Package Manager source index · git-cola.git-cola · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Highly caffeinated git GUI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cola
- git-cola
- git-cola-sequence-editor
- git-dag
history
Project history and usage
git-cola is a Python and Qt graphical interface for Git, with command-line entry points such as git cola and git dag. It represents the desktop-Git side of the Git tooling ecosystem: visual staging, commit preparation, history browsing, and common repository actions without leaving local Git.
Project history
The project is distributed by the git-cola organization and describes itself as a powerful Git GUI with a slick interface. Its release notes preserve a long 1.x to 4.x line; early notes in the 1.3 series already mention Debian packaging, Windows and Mac OS X packaging work, saved layouts, branch review mode, and Git difftool integration.
Adoption history
git-cola's adoption has been strongest through operating-system package channels. The official README says Linux distributions had already packaged it and documents installation through Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, openSUSE, Slackware, FreeBSD, Homebrew, PyPI virtual environments, Windows installers, and source-tree execution.
How it is used
Practitioners use git-cola as a local Git GUI for staging and unstaging changes, editing commit messages, browsing history with git dag, diffing revisions, fetching, pulling, pushing, rebasing, stashing, tagging, and launching focused subcommands from the command line.
Why package nerds care
For package catalogs, git-cola is notable because it bridges desktop application packaging and Git subcommand culture. It can run from a source tree, from Python packaging, from OS packages, or as a Git-style command, making it a useful test case for GUI dependencies in command-line package managers.
Timeline
- 1.3.x: Release notes documented Debian packaging fixes, Mac OS X bundles, Windows installer work, and Git difftool integration.
- 4.x: Release notes documented continued UI, Git DAG, packaging, and desktop integration work.
Related projects
- git-cola relates to Git itself, Git DAG, Git difftool, QtPy, PyQt, and PySide through its GUI and packaging model.
Sources
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-cola
- https://git-cola.readthedocs.io/
- https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-cola/git-cola/main/CHANGES.rst
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-cola/git-cola/main/README.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git-cola/git-cola/main/docs/git-cola.rst
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.gitconfig.git/config~/.config/git-cola~/.config/git-cola/layouts~/.config/git-cola/language~/.config/git-cola/git-bindir
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cola | cli | global executable | |
git-cola | cli | global executable | |
git-cola-sequence-editor | cli | global executable | |
git-dag | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version4.18.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git-cola.github.io/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:git-cola |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.18.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-cola |
| Homepage | https://git-cola.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola |
| Upstream docs | https://git-cola.readthedocs.io/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/29/96/0e46ce0900924510e725c0e0417b8abde20fe3d5d00d76f35398ebb249a1/git_cola-4.18.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | git-gui, pyqt, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | git-cola |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
git-cola 4.12.0-1
highly caffeinated git GUI
sudo apt install git-cola- Section: vcs
- Architecture: all
- 7 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
Nix95%
git-cola
nix profile install nixpkgs#git-cola- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
Ubuntu apt95%
git-cola 4.6.1-1
highly caffeinated git GUI
sudo apt install git-cola- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 8 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
apk95%
git-cola 4.18.2-r1
GUI application for git built on Python & Qt
sudo apk add git-cola- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-cola
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
apk95%
git-cola-doc 4.18.2-r1
GUI application for git built on Python & Qt (documentation)
sudo apk add git-cola-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-cola
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
apk95%
git-cola-pyc 4.18.2-r1
Precompiled Python bytecode for git-cola
sudo apk add git-cola-pyc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: git-cola
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
dnf95%
git-cola 4.18.2-2.fc45
A sleek and powerful git GUI
sudo dnf install git-cola- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-cola
- 9 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
zypper95%
git-cola 4.17.0-1.3
A GUI for Git
sudo zypper install git-cola- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: git-cola
- 7 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
MacPorts95%
git-cola
sudo port install git-cola- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
Scoop95%
extras/git-cola
scoop install extras/git-cola- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
winget95%
git-cola.git-cola
winget install --id git-cola.git-cola -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Git Cola
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment