To start a new project, you can create a new private repository or clone one existing at GitHub's website. Having installed the client, all the projects you're working on will be in the sidebar. Not subscription happily, but a good 'standard' dev tools price.GitHub for desktop is a free, open-source client that allows users to work with the code from the repositories found on the website. The app is very performant (no need to wait for seconds OR MINUTES for Tower to update my larger repos status), is very easy to use and seems to be made by someone who actually knows how write good software that's good not only on the surface and it pretty much is all I need. The UI is a bit less polished, but it still is good in its own way. That said, in a quest for a replacement, I found a really nice app which is mentioned below - called Fork. So I thought… well, I just vote with my wallet and NOT support this dev anymore. And there's STILL not ETA (the tickets for that were up for 2 years). And the core performance issues still not fixed. Version 3 was a chance to remedy a lot of such things, but instead, after I'd say pretty short beta period (and I believe just 2-3 beta releases before final) - the app was released, and now it's subscription (liked the release notes pretty much saying - 'well, you guys probably expected that, right?'). The functionality and under-the-hood conditions were less enjoyable, and the dev would prioritize whatever sold copies (at least on paper?…), rather than fixing core issues with app's performance. I used this app when it was in 2.x, and I must say I liked it quite a bit. Many powerful drag-and-drop features include merge, rebase, push /pull to/from remote, apply stash, create new branch, etc.Support for full-screen and Retina displays.Direct Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab, GitSwarm, Beanstalk, Visual Studio Team Services, Team Foundation Server and Rhodecode integration.Single-line staging (per-line committing).Advanced users can increase their productivity with features like single line staging, submodule support, or the file history. For example, lots of actions can be performed simply via drag-and-drop, and mistakes can be undone easily. Tower abstracts Git's complexity in an easy-to-use interface. Users benefit from its elegant and comprehensive interface and a feature set that lets them enjoy the full power of Git. Tower is a Git client for OS X that makes using Git easy and more efficient.

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