Requirements:

• List all Git repositories on the hard disk and show which repos have changed (background refresh).
• Not Electron-based

TLDR: Use SmartGit. (Shitty) alternative: GitEye (Eclipse-based). SmartGit even includes JRE, GitEye doesn’t. Also not portable without hacking.

Less Shit

## GitG ## Slow. Very fucking slow! Hipsterish UI. Only one repo at a time. By: “GNOME”.

## Tower ## On first start, allows to scan hard disk for Git repos, then hides this option. Shitty UI. Only one repo at a time.

Shit

## GitAhead ## 1.1.2: only one repo at a time! QT-based. (Also JavaScript-required, shitty website!) Non-free (latest version).

## GitExtensions ## GitExtensions-2.50.00-SetupComplete.msi Does not properly uninstall: changes editor (from the default “vim”) in “.gitconfig”! GitExtensions-2.49.03-Mono Only one repo at a time.

## GitHub Desktop ## No original portable version. Hack exists, but doesn’t work. Shit tool anyway.

## Git-Cola ## Broken. Doesn’t start. Python based.

## SourceTree ## Broken. Requires “registration”. Hipster-ish UI (with broken “registration” page).

## TortoiseGit ## Useless. “TortoiseGit” is a shell extension… Impossible to uninstall without rebooting.

Shit / Electron-Based

GitKraken

Aurees (freemium)

“Cycligent Git Tool”

Broken, amateur website. Fine… “A Cross Platform Electron Angular 2 App that works with Windows, Mac, and Linux.” CycligentGitToolSetup-0.5.2-win32-ia32 SMH! One-click-no-confirmation install… Non-free. Brogrammer-hipster shit. Go fuck yourself (with your MacBook). ~~~

Shit / Mac-Only

GitX

GitBox (shitty website)

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