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Tower

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The best Git client for Mac & Windows Download free trial 👉 www.git-tower.com

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Tower 18 for Mac is here! 🥳 This release is all about the terminal: jump from the command line straight to History, Blame, the Working Copy, Branches Review, and more — all with a single command. Even better: let your AI agent do it for you 😎 www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-...

git-tower.comTower 18 for Mac — A Better Command Line ExperienceTower 18 for Mac supercharges the Tower Command Line Tool: jump from your terminal straight to History, Blame, the Working Copy, Branches Review, and more — with a single command!

"git push --force" is a powerful command but a little scary 😬 Learn when it's OK, why "--force-with-lease" is the safer bet, and how to recover when things go wrong. Everything you need to know 👉 https://www.git-tower.com/blog/force-push-in-git

Which branch did this feature branch start from again? 🤔 Find the base branch, see exactly which commits were added, and compare branches — a primer on the most popular branching workflow. Read the guide 👉 https://www.git-tower.com/blog/working-with-feature-branches

✨ 🐛 ♻️ 🔥 Gitmoji makes your commit history easy to scan at a glance — and a lot more fun to read ☺️ Learn how to set it up 👉 https://www.git-tower.com/blog/gitmoji

Struggling to keep commit messages consistent? Tower's Commit Templates can help! Head to the "Templates" tab in Settings to create one from scratch — name, subject, and description — or import a template file you already have. #gittowertips

git-flow-next 2.1 is out, and it's all about worktrees 😎 Start a feature in its own directory, jump between worktrees with one command, and let Claude Code and Codex work in parallel without stepping on each other's toes. Watch the walkthrough! https://youtu.be/vAFvBLcnsG8

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btop, fd, z, Zellij, asdf... Seven command-line tools that make life in the terminal faster (and a lot more fun) — including our very own git-flow-next. See the full list 👉 https://www.git-tower.com/blog/7-cli-tools-every-developer-should-install

That .git folder sitting in every repo? It's not magic — just files 🔍 HEAD, refs, objects, the index... our deep dive breaks down exactly what's in there. https://www.git-tower.com/blog/exploring-the-git-directory

git-tower.comExploring the .git Directory – How Git Stores Your CodeWhat’s inside that .git folder? Let's explore the files and folders that make Git work and gain a true understanding of commits, branches, and heads.

Hard reset gone wrong? Branch deleted a bit too confidently? 😰 The Reflog quietly records every move HEAD makes, so you can rewind to where you were. www.git-tower.com/learn/git/f...

Did you know? 🤔 Press ⌘ + ⇧ + O to bring up Quick Open and instantly switch to a different project. #gittowertips

Your AI agent just finished a task. Now you want to actually see what it did 🕵️ With Tower 18 for Mac, a single command takes you from the terminal straight to the Working Copy, History, Blame and more. Here’s a quick tour! https://youtu.be/Zudae5Iyb0E

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Need to trigger a CI run without touching a single line of code? An empty commit is all it takes. Here's how to create and push one 💪 www.git-tower.com/learn/git/f...

Tower 18 for Mac lets you open any Tower view right from your terminal 🚀 To help you master the "gittower" command line tool, we made a FREE cheat sheet with every command on one page — in Light and Dark versions 😎 Grab it here 👉 www.git-tower.com/learn/cheat...

Tower 18 for Mac is here — and it’s all about the terminal! 🥳 Tower is a visual tool. But with AI agents, even GUI fans are spending more and more time in the terminal these days. So we gave our command line tool a serious upgrade! Here’s everything you need to know 🧵 1/10

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You don’t even have to type these commands yourself! Install our free Agent Skill and simply ask Claude Code, Codex & co. to “show me this in Tower” ✨ www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-... 9/10

git-tower.comTower 18 for Mac — A Better Command Line ExperienceTower 18 for Mac supercharges the Tower Command Line Tool: jump from your terminal straight to History, Blame, the Working Copy, Branches Review, and more — with a single command!

That’s Tower 18 for Mac in a nutshell! It also brings a few improvements and bug fixes. More info: Blog Post 👉 www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-... Release Notes 👉 www.git-tower.com/release-notes Not a Tower user yet? Try it for FREE for 30 days! Happy committing! 😊 10/10

Tower 18 for Mac is here — and it’s all about the terminal! 🥳 Tower is a visual tool. But with AI agents, even GUI fans are spending more and more time in the terminal these days. So we gave our command line tool a serious upgrade! Here’s everything you need to know 🧵 1/10

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Branches Review can now be opened with filters, sorting, and search already applied. Only stale branches? Only the ones that won’t merge cleanly? One command each. 7/10

Created a branch for your agent? Tell Tower where it came from with "gittower branch parent". Tower then shows the branch’s Fork Point: the commits your agent added sit right above it. No more guessing what’s new! 8/10

Tower 18 for Mac is here — and it’s all about the terminal! 🥳 Tower is a visual tool. But with AI agents, even GUI fans are spending more and more time in the terminal these days. So we gave our command line tool a serious upgrade! Here’s everything you need to know 🧵 1/10

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Who wrote this line? "gittower blame <file>" opens Blame right away. You can even travel back in time with Git’s own <revision>:<file> notation. Same file, two points in its life, one command apart! 5/10

Your AI agent just finished its work? Type "gittower status" and review its changes in a proper diff view before anything gets committed 😎 6/10

Tower 18 for Mac is here — and it’s all about the terminal! 🥳 Tower is a visual tool. But with AI agents, even GUI fans are spending more and more time in the terminal these days. So we gave our command line tool a serious upgrade! Here’s everything you need to know 🧵 1/10

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The classic, now smarter: type "gittower ." from anywhere in your project (even a subfolder) and Tower opens that repository. Want it in a new window or tab? Add "-n" or "--new-tab". 3/10

Jump straight to the History of a branch, a tag, or a single file. Spotted an interesting commit in git log? Paste its hash into "gittower commit <hash>" and Tower opens History with that commit already selected. 4/10

Tower 18 for Mac is here — and it’s all about the terminal! 🥳 Tower is a visual tool. But with AI agents, even GUI fans are spending more and more time in the terminal these days. So we gave our command line tool a serious upgrade! Here’s everything you need to know 🧵 1/10

First things first: after updating, head to Settings → Integration and click “Update” next to the Tower Command Line Tool. This is the last time you’ll need to do it! The tool is now a link to Tower itself, so it updates automatically with every release 😎 2/10

Did you know? 🤔 When a parent branch gets an update, Tower shows a "restack" icon next to each child branch and a banner in its history view. One click, and you're all caught up! ✌️ #gittowertips

git reset, git revert, or commit --amend — which one do you actually need? 🤔 Follow the decision tree and stop guessing. www.git-tower.com/blog/undoin...

'fix stuff' — will you remember what that actually fixed in 3 months? 😅 Good commit messages are a gift to your future self. Our guide shows you how to write ones that hold up over time 👇 www.git-tower.com/blog/how-to...

📣 Windows users, the Tower 14.1 Beta is here! Select multiple commits in "History" to see their combined diff as a single changeset — no more stepping through each one. Plus, you can now connect your Forgejo and Codeberg accounts 🎉 Try it out 👉 www.git-tower.com/beta

Did you know? 🤔 Git doesn't track which branch you created another branch from — but Tower does. New branches automatically remember their parent. Need to adjust it? Set or unset a parent branch from the branch's context menu. #gittowertips

We built a FREE Git Commit Templates Library 😎 10 ready-to-use templates — Conventional Commits, Gitmoji, bug fixes, breaking changes & more — for Tower or the command line. Plus Agent Skills that teach your coding agent the same conventions 🤖 www.git-tower.com/commit-temp...

git-tower.comTower Git Client - Git Commit Templates LibraryFree Git commit message templates for Tower, Git, and coding agents. Copy a template, set it as your default, and download a matching agent skill.

Tower 🤝 AI Agents With Tower 18 for Mac (Beta) and our new Agent Skill, your coding agent can open its changes in Tower for review, or highlight the exact commits it added to your branch 😎 To give it a try, make sure you're in the "Beta" Release Channel. www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-...

git-tower.comTower 18 for Mac (Beta) — A Better Command Line ExperienceTower 18 for Mac supercharges the Tower Command Line Tool: jump from your terminal straight to History, Blame, the Working Copy, Branches Review, and more — with a single command!

No staging area. No stash. No rebase anxiety. Jujutsu (jj) rethinks Git's most awkward parts — while staying fully compatible with your existing repos and remotes. Curious? 👉 www.git-tower.com/blog/jujutsu

git-tower.comJujutsu: The Git Upgrade You Didn't Know You NeededNo staging area. No stashing. No rebasing anxiety. Jujutsu is a version control upgrade that's fully compatible with your existing Git repos, remotes, and team.

Did you know? 🤔 A worktree has a distinct icon, so it's easy to spot. It also has its own area in the sidebar. Right-click any worktree to remove it, move it to a new location, or open it in the terminal or Finder. #gittowertips

Cloning a massive monorepo you only need 10% of? Sparse Checkout lets you pull just the folders you actually work in — lighter clones, faster pulls. Here's how to set it up 👉 www.git-tower.com/learn/git/f...

Not every team fits the same branching model — so why force it? git-flow-next ships with ready-made workflow presets, or build your own from scratch to match how your team actually works. git-flow.sh

git-flow.sh git-flow-next: Your Favorite Git Workflow. Reimagined. | git-flow-next A flexible, modern approach to the popular git-flow branching model. Download the CLI tool and read the docs to get started with a better Git workflow!

Repo crawling instead of flying? 🐌 Sparse checkouts, shallow clones, garbage collection — our guide rounds up every trick to speed Git back up. www.git-tower.com/blog/git-pe...

git-tower.comHow to Improve Performance in Git: The Complete GuideIs your Git monorepo getting slower and slower? Have a look at all the performance improvements that you can make to speed up your Git repository.

One giant PR that takes forever to review? Split it into a stack instead 📚 Smaller, dependent PRs that ship faster and are actually pleasant to review. See how the stacked PR workflow works 👉 www.git-tower.com/blog/stacke...

git-tower.comUnderstanding the Stacked Pull Requests WorkflowIn this post, let's explore the “Stacked Pull Requests” workflow: who it is intended for, its benefits, and the challenges associated with this approach.

Did you know? 🤔 Asked to jump on a hotfix mid-task? With worktrees, you don't need to stash or make a throwaway commit. Check out the other branch in a separate worktree, fix it, and return to your work exactly as you left it. #gittowertips

Tower 14 for Windows is here — with the new Branches Review view and much smarter "Fully Merged" detection! 🎉 Finally, a reliable answer to "is it really safe to delete this branch?" Here's everything you need to know 🧵

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The sidebar footer's gear menu now controls what you see: reflog, stash count, grouped refs, the "Fully Merged" badge, stale branches, and stacked branches. Remote branches and tags also get their own sorting and filtering! Oh, and Tower is sporting a fresh new app icon! 😎

This update also brings other improvements and bug fixes. Read the full blog post for all the details! www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-... Don't forget that you can try Tower for FREE for 30 days. Download now! www.git-tower.com/ Happy committing! 😊

git-tower.comTower Git Client - Tower — The most powerful Git client for Mac and WindowsOver 100,000 developers and designers are more productive with Tower - the most powerful Git client for Mac and Windows.

Tower 14 for Windows is here — with the new Branches Review view and much smarter "Fully Merged" detection! 🎉 Finally, a reliable answer to "is it really safe to delete this branch?" Here's everything you need to know 🧵

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Tower now runs 4 independent checks: Git's own merge detection, merge commit analysis, deleted remote tracking branches — and matching your branches against merged Pull Requests from GitHub, GitLab, etc. (a Tower Pro feature).

Trust matters when deleting branches, so the hint view shows exactly which checks matched — and links straight to the merge commit or the merged Pull Request, so you can verify before hitting delete.

Tower 14 for Windows is here — with the new Branches Review view and much smarter "Fully Merged" detection! 🎉 Finally, a reliable answer to "is it really safe to delete this branch?" Here's everything you need to know 🧵

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Sort by name or last update, then narrow things down with filters: - Active/Stale - Fully Merged/Mergeable/Conflicting - With/Without Pull Requests - Tracking errors

Ever deleted a branch with sweaty palms? That's squash and rebase merges for you: the commits on the base branch no longer match the ones on your branch, so Git insists it was never merged. Tower 14 puts an end to that 💪

Tower 14 for Windows is here — with the new Branches Review view and much smarter "Fully Merged" detection! 🎉 Finally, a reliable answer to "is it really safe to delete this branch?" Here's everything you need to know 🧵

Repository full of branches? The new "Branches Review" view puts them all side by side and compares them against a base branch of your choice. No more scrolling the sidebar and inspecting branches one by one.

Tower 14 for Windows is here 🎉 What's new? - A new "Branches Review" view that puts all your branches side by side against a base branch - Smarter "Fully Merged" detection that catches squash and rebase merges. Update today! www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-...

"Explain the difference between merge and rebase." 😬 This is the kind of question that turns up in every Git interview. Our guide runs through the essentials so you're not caught off guard. www.git-tower.com/learn/git/f...

git-tower.comGit Interview Questions - The essential list, including answersAce your Git interview! Learn essential Git concepts & commands with our Q&A guide. Includes cheat sheet, fetch vs pull, resolving conflicts & more.

git-flow-next 2.1 makes worktrees a first-class part of the workflow — great news for humans and AI agents alike. See how it works 👉 git-flow.sh/blog/posts/...

Did you know? 🤔 Tower tracks parent/child relationships. When a parent gets new commits, a banner reminds you to update the child — and flags any merge conflicts before you start. Set a branch's parent anytime via right-click. #gittowertips

One place for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps 🤝 Tower connects to all of them: one-click clones, background fetching, and full Pull Request management without leaving the app. www.git-tower.com/features/re...