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Gitbox 1.0 released: a version control app for Mac

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Re: Gitbox 1.0 released: a version control app for Mac

#8

65 MB? For a git browser? Really?

First, it is not a browser. You actually do commits, merges and manipulate branches.

The size is that big because Gitbox is bundled with official Git binaries so you don't have to install anything else. I will see how to bring the size down in the next versions. Anyway, this fact does not affect the performance and does not eat much memory.

Re: Gitbox 1.0 released: a version control app for Mac

#9

No Github integration, and does not seem to provide much over GitX. At the very least, GitX does have an inline diff viewer when you browse revisions. In Gitbox you have to click a modified file, and then it will launch FileMerge. Too uncomfortable.

agreed. i dont know why one would pay 40 bucks for an app that already exists for free.

Re: Gitbox 1.0 released: a version control app for Mac

#10
post #8

65 MB? For a git browser? Really?

First, it is not a browser. You actually do commits, merges and manipulate branches. The size is that big because Gitbox is bundled with official Git binaries so you don't have to install anything else. I will see how to bring the size down in the next versions. Anyway, this fact does not affect the performance and does not eat much memory.

so is that better than gitx?
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