Gitbox is an easy-to-use manager for Git repositories and is developed by Oleg Andreev. It comes with an appealing interface and an easy-to-use menu that will grant the Mac users quick access to all of the features. It basically offers a fast way to view, edit and clone your repositories. It comes with a fast and accurate synchronization tool that will automatically update the files and details in order to get full information about the repositories.
This feature-rich application allows the users to automatically ignore some repositories, like the ones with inappropriate content or language, depending on the user's choice. This can save precious time from having to sort the results while searching for specific information. The manager also integrates some well-known tools like: Kaleidoscope, Changes, FileMerge and others; just go to preferences window and install the command line utility. The application does not burden the Mac, so it can be run while using other applications simultaneous. It lacks on customization tools, the only changes the Mac users are allowed to make are the ones regarding the integration of various tools and some Git settings.
All taken into consideration, it is safe to say that Gitbox is an easy-to-use manager for repositories, and it provides accurate and detailed information about the history of the repositories.
v1.6 [Mar 12, 2012]
✓ Improved performance of updates of git state (stage, branches, commits and submodules).
✓ Fixed bug when cloning from a URL with spaces.
✓ Fixed several error messages.
✓ Fixed bug with submodule paths containing spaces.
✓ Fixed commit cherry-picking and merging from the search mode.
✓ Fixed bug with launching FileMerge after installing Xcode 4.3 and removing /Developer folder.
✓ Prevented window activation when minimized and repository optimization kicks in.
✓ Fixed window activation when clicked through after closing FileMerge window.
✓ Improved error messages for merge failure.
New in version 1.6:
✓ Zero-configuration submodules: one-click download and reset.
✓ Submodules are intelligently reset when pulling, switching branches or checking out commits in the parent repository.
✓ Editable repository names (Gitbox keeps an alias without changing the actual folder name.)
✓ Automatic repository optimization in background.
✓ Tags are sorted in natural order and with respect to version numbers.
✓ When a file is added to ignore list, it is also untracked (git rm --cached).
✓ Warning is displayed when trying to make a commit when no branch is selected.
✓ Single Preferences window with Git configuration, ignored files, "Clone from Github" checkbox etc.
✓ Fixed bugs and crashes in authentication session.
✓ Fixed performance bug with frequent stage updates (high CPU consumption).
✓ Fixed bugs with preserving stage selection and scroll offset when stage is reloaded.
✓ Fixed bug with text fields in repository settings (value was not stored immediately)
✓ Fixed a bug with trimming whitespace from .gitignore
✓ Fixed link highlighting: now all kinds of schemas are recognized including rdar:// (Lion-only).
✓ Fixed several text labels and error messages.
✓ Fixed an annoying bug in search field (when space is entered, all text was selected)
✓ Fixed bug with presenting files containing ":" and other URL-unfriendly characters.
✓ Fixed bug with staging file names beginning with dash ("-")
✓ Fixed bug with multi-line commit messages. Messages are recorded as-is. Prewrapped messages are intelligently unwrapped when displayed.
✓ Fixed bug with ignoring a file when .gitignore does not exist (file was not added to .gitignore).
✓ Fixed bug with title duplication in the branch menus.
✓ Fixed merge --no-ff option. Gitbox shows no-ff merge commits and respects “mergeoptions” in .git/config.
✓ Fixed sidebar alignment bug.
✓ Fixed sidebar spinner color and animation.
