Gitnado
Free & open source · macOS · Windows · Linux

A Git client that runs on your machine,
not someone else's cloud.

Gitnado is a fast, privacy-first Git GUI. Interactive rebase, a 3-way merge editor, worktrees, GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps/Bitbucket integrations, and AI commit messages that can run entirely on your own GPU. No telemetry. No account. No subscription.

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Gitnado icon: a tornado made of git branches
Gitnado main window showing the branch list, commit graph with branch labels and diff stats, and the commit details panel
Commit graph, branches and commit details in one window.

Everything you'd drop to the terminal for, without dropping to the terminal.

Built with Rust and libgit2 for speed on large repositories, and a UI that stays out of your way.

Privacy first

No telemetry, no analytics, no account. Network only when you fetch, pull or push. Your code never leaves your machine.

Fast on big repos

Rust backend, virtualised graph and diff rendering, background indexing. Comfortable at 100k+ commits.

Interactive rebase

Reorder, squash, fixup, edit and drop commits visually, with a preview of the result and conflict handling built in.

3-way merge editor

Base, ours and theirs side by side, chunk-by-chunk resolution, and optional AI suggestions for the tricky ones.

Local AI, your GPU

Commit messages, changelogs and conflict help from an embedded local model, Ollama or LM Studio — or bring a cloud key if you prefer.

Integrations

Pull requests, issues, releases and pipelines from GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps and Bitbucket. JIRA linking. An MCP server for your AI tools.

Worktrees, submodules, LFS

The advanced stuff, handled: worktree management, submodules, Git LFS, sparse checkout, bisect, reflog undo.

Diffs that read well

Syntax-highlighted diffs, hunk and line-level staging, image diffs (side-by-side, onion skin, swipe), blame, file history.

Keyboard-driven

Command palette, fuzzy switcher for branches, files and commits, vim-style navigation and fully customisable shortcuts.

Download

Installers for every release are on GitHub, or use your package manager.

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1 and later), macOS 11+

Homebrew

brew install --cask hegsie/gitnado/gitnado

Windows

64-bit, Windows 10 or later

winget · Scoop

winget install hegsie.Gitnado
scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hegsie/gitnado/main/packaging/scoop/gitnado.json

Linux

x86_64, GTK 3.24+

Arch Linux (community, AUR)

yay -S leviathan-bin

Gitnado updates itself in-app from signed releases. Formerly known as Leviathan — existing installs keep their settings; see the upgrade notes. Requires Git 2.20+.

System requirements

Minimum

  • macOS 11 (Apple Silicon), Windows 10 64-bit, or Linux with GTK 3.24+
  • 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended for large repositories)
  • 500 MB disk, plus ~2 GB if you download the local AI model
  • Git 2.20 or later on your PATH

For local AI acceleration

  • macOS: Apple Silicon (Metal)
  • Windows / Linux: NVIDIA GPU with CUDA (GTX 1060 or better)
  • Without a GPU everything still works — the model just runs on the CPU, or use Ollama, LM Studio or a cloud provider