Fork
by Fork · Desktop git client for macOS and Windows
20.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Fork is a desktop git client for macOS and Windows. It covers everyday git work — fetch, pull, push, commit, branches, tags, merge, rebase, stashes and submodules — plus interactive rebase, blame, file history, reflog recovery and a diff viewer that handles images and line-by-line staging. It also supports Git-flow, Git LFS, GPG and shows GitHub notifications.
- Best for
- Developers on macOS or Windows who want a desktop git client for rebases, diffs and conflicts
- Pricing
- $59.99 per download for Mac and for Windows, with a free evaluation; the page shows no recurring or tiered prices.
- Runs on
- macOSWindows
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Visual interactive rebase to edit, reorder and squash commits
- Built-in merge-conflict helper and resolver
- Stage and unstage changes line-by-line in the commit view
- Free evaluation before buying at $59.99
Trade-offs
- macOS 10.11+ and Windows 7+ only; no Linux build shown
- Paid licence at $59.99; no free tier, only an evaluation
- Evaluation length and licence terms are not stated
- Built and maintained by a two-person team
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 41 out of 100
- Customer sentiment
- 81 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 25 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 65 out of 100
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