Sourcetree

A free visual Git client for Windows and macOS.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners
  • Jam-friendly

What it does

Sourcetree from Atlassian shows your repository history as a graph and lets you commit, branch and merge without the command line.

Highlights

  • Visual history graph
  • Branching and merging
  • Git LFS support
  • Free to use

Is it right for me?

Skill level
Beginner, Intermediate
Useful for
Game jams, Indie developers, Students, Hobby projects
Game jams
A good fit — quick to pick up and use under time pressure.

Pairs well with

GitHub

Version control

Store your project's code online, track changes and work as a team.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners

Bitbucket

Version control

Git hosting from Atlassian, with a free plan for small teams.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners

GitHub Desktop

Version control

The easiest way to start using Git, with no command line needed.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

GitHub Pages

Publishing

Free hosting for HTML5 games straight from a GitHub repository.

  • Free
  • Good for beginners