Recent Fork updates have added the ability to expand and collapse merge commits in the commit graph by clicking on their tips or using ←/→ keyboard shortcuts.
This allows you to hide unnecessary commits, make sense of a messy contribution graph, and to only concentrate on the changes made in a certain branch.
Consider a real-life example: the Swift language source repository. It is one of the largest GitHub repositories to date, with more than 100,000 commits and 32000 closed pull requests.
Could you tell which commits make up pull request #20782 from this screenshot?
With Fork, you can collapse all merge commits and only display those you need right now. Collapse all branches using the context menu of the graph and expand the ones you’d like to keep.
Here’s how it looks when applied to the Swift repo. We can clearly see when the work on feature #20782 had begun, which commits it contained, and when it was merged into the main branch. It’s also easy to pick out what other pull requests were merged while the feature was still in progress.
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Git For Mac
SourceTree
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: ProprietaryGitHub Desktop
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: MITTortoiseGit
Platforms: Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLGit Extensions
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLGitKraken
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free / $29 / $49
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Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLSmartGit
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: $79/user / Free for non-commercial use
License: ProprietaryTower
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Price: $79/user (Free 30 day trial)
License: ProprietaryGitUp
Platforms: Mac
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLGitEye
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: Proprietarygitg
Platforms: Linux, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLungit
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: MITgit-cola
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLCycligent Git Tool
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: Proprietarygiggle
Platforms: Linux
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLGitbox
Platforms: Mac
Price: $14.99
License: ProprietaryAurees
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: ProprietaryFork
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Price: $49.99, free evaluation
License: ProprietaryWorking Copy
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free with in-app purchases
License: ProprietaryCodeReview
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLgmaster
Platforms: Windows
Price: Beta / Free for non-commercial use
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Platforms: iOS
Price: Free with in-app purchases
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Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: MITPocket Git
Platforms: Android
Price: 1.99€
License: ProprietaryGitDrive
Platforms: iOS
Price: Free with in-app purchases
License: ProprietaryGitX-dev
Platforms: Mac
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLGitBlade
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free Lite version, $59.99/user/year for PRO version
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Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: GNU GPLRepoZ
Platforms: Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: MITCong
Platforms: Windows
Price: Free
License: ProprietarySublime Merge
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: $99/user, $75 annual business sub, free eval
License: ProprietaryLazyGit
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
License: MITSnailGit
Platforms: Mac
Price: $9.99 / Lite version
License: ProprietaryGitAtomic
Platforms: Windows
Price: 15.00€
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Platforms: Mac
Price: €3.99/m or €24,99/y per user
License: ProprietaryGitFiend
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free
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Platforms: Windows
Price: 20€/user / Free for non-commercial use
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Platforms: Mac
Price: $24.95
License: ProprietaryVershd
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free trial, then $37
License: ProprietaryGitUI
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Price: Free, but donations welcome
License: MIT
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There are other great GUI tools available as well. Have a look at the list of interfaces, frontends and tools in the Git Wiki.