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Install sourcegit with Homebrew Cask
Git GUI client. Version 2026.23 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Git GUI client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- SourceGit
history
Project history and usage
SourceGit is a free, cross-platform graphical client for Git.
Project history
SourceGit is developed as a free, open-source graphical front end for Git. Its upstream repository publishes desktop builds and maintains the application, installation instructions, and user documentation together.
Adoption history
Upstream distributes SourceGit for Windows, macOS, and Linux and documents installation through Homebrew, Scoop, Linux repositories, AppImage, and GitHub releases.
How it is used
Users open or clone Git repositories and use the GUI for commits, branches, remotes, tags, stashes, worktrees, submodules, history, blame, diffs, rebasing, merging, and other Git operations. Git 2.25.1 or newer is required.
Why package nerds care
SourceGit is a native-style, cross-platform Git GUI whose packaging still depends on the system Git installation and its credential helpers. Its portable mode on Windows packages and Linux AppImages is useful to users who want application state kept beside the executable.
Timeline
- 2026: Upstream continued publishing frequent cross-platform releases and expanded documented package-installation channels.
Related projects
- Git supplies the underlying version-control commands.
- Git Credential Manager or git-credential-libsecret can provide authentication on supported systems.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sourcegit. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}/SourceGit/preference.json- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/SourceGit/preference.json- Windows
%APPDATA%\SourceGit\preference.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
SourceGit | binary | Homebrew cask binary | SourceGit |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2026.23
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ybeapps/homebrew-sourcegit
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ybeapps/homebrew-sourcegitnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:sourcegit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.23 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/sourcegit |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit |
| Repository | https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ybeapps/homebrew-sourcegit/releases/download/v2026.23-signed/SourceGit-v2026.23-arm64-signed.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 63043912400cebf96d5a0f8f18100cf55cd949c9b99ea786d5ab83cb65616659 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | sourcegit |
| Names |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment