What Fork does on Mac
Fork is a native macOS Git client that puts repositories, staging, diffs, history, and remote operations in one fast interface for everyday and advanced version control work.
Developed by Dan Pristupov, Fork targets developers who want a polished desktop Git experience without living in Terminal. You clone or open repos, stage and unstage changes line by line, review side-by-side diffs, manage branches and tags, and run merge, rebase, cherry-pick, revert, stash, submodule, and Git LFS workflows from a Swift/Cocoa app. Visual tools such as interactive rebase, merge-conflict resolution, blame, reflog browsing, and image diffs help you stay inside one window for most tasks.
Typical Mac workflow
Most users open a repository, inspect working-directory changes in the diff view, stage hunks or individual lines, write a commit message with access to recent subjects, and push to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or other remotes. From the commit list you compare branches, resolve conflicts with the built-in helper, reorder commits through interactive rebase, and recover work from stashes or reflog entries. Tabbed windows let you keep multiple repos open, while recent versions add stronger worktree support for parallel checkouts.
Version 2.68.0
Build 2.68.0 expands tab management and worktree workflows. A new tab context menu lets you rename tabs, assign colors, open the repo folder in Terminal, or reveal it in Finder. You can check out a remote branch directly as a worktree, and 16-bit RGBA images now support pixel-level diff viewing. Fixes restore the Option+Command+Return Commit and Push shortcut, hide the search overlay when the diff view closes, and prevent out-of-memory crashes when opening very large minified files.
Licensing and requirements
Fork for Mac requires macOS 10.11 or later according to the vendor site and runs as a direct download rather than through the Mac App Store. A free evaluation is available; a one-time license costs $59.99 from the developer. Fork also ships for Windows, but there is no Linux build.
Mount the image and launch Open Gatekeeper Friendly.
Press Enter to bypass Gatekeeper in the Terminal window.
Drag the application to the Applications folder.
The application is ready to use.
Compatibility
macOS 10.13 and later
Architecture
ARM, x86 (64-bit)