GitTree v2.0.0

GitTree v2.0.0

Download

Your computer	File
macOS 13 or newer, Apple silicon and Intel	Git-Tree-macOS.dmg
Windows 10 (22H2) and 11, 64-bit	Git-Tree-Windows-setup.exe
Ubuntu 22.04 or newer, Debian 12 or newer, 64-bit (x86_64)	Git-Tree-Linux.deb
Other Linux distributions, 64-bit (x86_64), glibc 2.35 or newer (portable)	Git-Tree-Linux.AppImage

The same files are also attached with the version in their name (Git-Tree_2.0.0_universal.dmg, Git-Tree_2.0.0_x64-setup.exe, Git-Tree_2.0.0_amd64.deb, Git-Tree_2.0.0_amd64.AppImage). The download buttons on https://gittree.app always serve the newest release.

Install

macOS. Open the .dmg, drag GitTree into Applications, and open it.
This build is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without a warning.

Windows. Run the installer and follow the steps (it installs for all users and asks for administrator approval).
This installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn: choose More info, then Run anyway.

Linux (Ubuntu, Debian). GitTree needs Git 2.39 or newer. Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12 ship a new enough Git. Ubuntu 22.04 and Linux Mint 21 ship Git 2.34, so install a current Git from the git-core PPA first:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install git

Then install the package with apt, which also installs what it needs (Git and WebKitGTK):

sudo apt install ./Git-Tree-Linux.deb

GitTree then appears in your applications menu. Remove it with sudo apt remove git-tree. Your sign-in is kept in the desktop keyring through the Secret Service: GNOME Keyring, which is preinstalled on Ubuntu and recommended by the package, or KeePassXC with its Secret Service integration turned on. When Git asks for an HTTPS password or an SSH passphrase, GitTree shows the prompt with zenity or kdialog, which the package also recommends.

Linux (AppImage). Keep the file in a folder only you can write to, such as your home folder (not /tmp or a shared folder). Make it executable and run it: chmod +x Git-Tree-Linux.AppImage && ./Git-Tree-Linux.AppImage. Git 2.39 or newer must be installed (see the Ubuntu and Debian note above). If it does not start, or reports that no suitable fusermount was found, FUSE is missing: install it with sudo apt install fuse3. Only on a private, single-user machine, start it with ./Git-Tree-Linux.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run instead. An AppImage does not register the opengittree:// link the browser uses to return to the app after you sign in (AppImageLauncher can add it), so when the browser cannot open GitTree, choose Manually enter authentication code in GitTree and paste the code the website shows.

The Linux packages are not signed by a distribution package authority. Each installer has a detached .sig file that GitTree verifies during in-app updates. For a manual download, compare its SHA-256 with SHA256SUMS.txt (below).

First launch

GitTree asks you to sign in with a free account on https://gittree.app (your browser opens, then returns to the app). To see pull requests and issues of your GitHub repositories in the sidebar, connect GitHub under Preferences > Integrations.

Verify the download

SHA256SUMS.txt lists the SHA-256 of every file. It is published in the same place as the files, so it catches a corrupt or incomplete download, not a compromised release. Compare the value for the file you downloaded:

shasum -a 256 Git-Tree-macOS.dmg                    # macOS
sha256sum -c --ignore-missing SHA256SUMS.txt        # Linux, in the download folder

On Windows: Get-FileHash .\Git-Tree-Windows-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256.