brew

Install gitg with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

GNOME GUI client to view git repositories. Version 50 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gitg

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gitg

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/gitg/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · gitg · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install gitg

Debian stable package indexes · gitg · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install gitg

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gitg · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitg

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gi/gitg/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S gitg

Arch Linux sync databases · gitg · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install gitg

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gitg · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id gnome.gitg -e

Windows Package Manager source index · gnome.gitg · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

GNOME GUI client to view git repositories

Project links

Commands and aliases

gitg

history

Project history and usage

gitg is a GNOME graphical interface for Git repositories. Its README describes it as a small, fast, convenient tool for visualizing repository history, with additional utilities for repository management and committing work.

Project history

The official GNOME repository history begins with an initial import in June 2008, placing gitg among the long-running desktop Git clients that emerged as distributed version control became common on Linux desktops. It remained within GNOME infrastructure, using GNOME distribution channels, translation systems, and application packaging practices.

The release stream shows early 0.x releases from 2009 onward, later 3.x releases aligned with GNOME-era versioning, and the v44 release in 2023. The project uses modern GNOME build tooling and advertises source downloads, Flatpak installation, and development builds from its GitLab repository.

Adoption history

gitg's adoption is tied less to a broad plugin ecosystem and more to the GNOME desktop. It appears in Linux and Unix package collections as the GNOME-native answer for users who want visual commit history, branch inspection, and simple repository operations without leaving the desktop environment.

How it is used

Practitioners launch gitg from the GNOME menu or from a terminal, often inside a repository, to browse commit history, inspect branches, and perform lightweight repository management tasks. It complements command-line Git rather than replacing it.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, gitg is a classic desktop adjunct to Git: a small GUI that distribution maintainers can package alongside the command-line tool, useful for users who prefer visual history browsing but still work in ordinary Git repositories.

Timeline

2008: Initial import appears in the official repository.
2009: v0.0.1 begins the tagged release stream.
2019: v3.32.1 marks the later 3.x release line.
2023: v44 is tagged in the GNOME-style release series.

Related projects

gitg is part of the GNOME application ecosystem and relates to Git itself, GNOME GitLab, Flathub distribution, and other graphical Git clients such as gitk and Git GUI.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 20 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gitg`	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 version50

manager updated2026-07-05

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gitg
Version	50
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gitg
Homepage	https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg
Repository	https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg
Upstream docs	https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://download.gnome.org/sources/gitg/50/gitg-50.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-07-05T04:22:29Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	adwaita-icon-theme, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gobject-introspection, gpgme, gspell, gtk+3, gtksourceview4, hicolor-icon-theme, json-glib, libdazzle, libgee, libgit2, libgit2-glib, libhandy, libpeas@1, libsecret, pango
Build dependencies	gettext, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala
Uses from macOS	libxml2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gitg
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

gitg 44-2

git repository viewer

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo apt install gitg

Section: vcs
Architecture: amd64
24 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gitg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

gitg

nix profile install nixpkgs#gitg

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

gitg 44-1build2

git repository viewer

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo apt install gitg

Section: universe/vcs
Architecture: amd64
25 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gitg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

gitg 44-r4

gitg is the GNOME GUI client to view git repositories

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg

sudo apk add gitg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gitg-dev 44-r4

gitg is the GNOME GUI client to view git repositories (development files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg

sudo apk add gitg-dev

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitg-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gitg-doc 44-r4

gitg is the GNOME GUI client to view git repositories (documentation)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg

sudo apk add gitg-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitg-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gitg-lang 44-r4

Languages for package gitg

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg

sudo apk add gitg-lang

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitg-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gitg-pyc 44-r4

Precompiled Python bytecode for gitg

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg

sudo apk add gitg-pyc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitg-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

gitg 45~20250512gitf7501bc-12.fc45

GTK+ graphical interface for the git revision control system

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo dnf install gitg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gitg
21 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

gitg-devel 45~20250512gitf7501bc-12.fc45

Development files for gitg

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo dnf install gitg-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gitg
5 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitg-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

gitg-libs 45~20250512gitf7501bc-12.fc45

Backend Library for gitg

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo dnf install gitg-libs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gitg
22 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gitg-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

gitg 2:44-12

GNOME GUI client to view git repositories

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo pacman -S gitg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
22 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: gitg from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

gitg 44.git.238-1.2

Git repository viewer

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo zypper install gitg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Development/Tools/Version Control
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
21 dependencies
6 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gitg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

gitg-lang 44.git.238-1.2

Translations for package gitg

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo zypper install gitg-lang

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: System/Localization
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: gitg
1 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gitg-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

glade-catalog-gitg 44.git.238-1.2

Git repository viewer -- Catalog for Glade

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo zypper install glade-catalog-gitg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Development/Tools/GUI Builders
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glade-catalog-gitg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libgitg-1_0-0 44.git.238-1.2

Git repository viewer -- Library

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg

sudo zypper install libgitg-1_0-0

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gitg
18 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Gitg

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libgitg-1_0-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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.

combined/gitg.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install gitg with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

Additional install commands

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

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