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Fork

Closed-source Git client for Windows and macOS, sold as a one-time $59.99 licence.

62/100

#7 of 11 Git clients
Facts checked 8 Oct 2026

In short

A licence costs $59.99 once, for personal and commercial use, for one user on up to 3 machines².
Evaluation is free, but the licence page says long-term use needs a purchased licence³.
The Windows release notes list version 2.23, dated 25 September 2026⁴.
Visual interactive rebase, a built-in merge conflict resolver and line-by-line staging are on the home page¹.
Worktrees can be created and deleted in the app, and accounts exist for GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab⁴.

Fork suits developers who want a one-time purchase for commercial work and a client with rebase, worktrees and Git-flow^1,2,4. We count $59.99 over 36 months, so $1.67 a month². The catch: it is closed source, free only as an evaluation, and its pages describe no undo command and no commit signing^1,3,4.

Best for: Developers who want to pay once instead of subscribing.

Where the points come from

Git features23 of 29

Hosts and review17 of 26

Systems and upkeep12 of 16

Licence0 of 15

Price10 of 14

Git features 23 of 29 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Core Git features	Interactive rebase, Git LFS, Submodules, Visual merge conflict editor, Stage single lines or hunksHome page lists visual interactive rebase, Git LFS, submodules, a built-in merge-conflict resolver and line-by-line staging; no plan limits¹.	15 / 15
Undo for Git actions	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's home page or Windows release notes^1,4; only Reflog recovery of lost commits is listed.	0 / 6
Worktrees	YesWindows release notes list creating and deleting worktrees, and checking out a remote branch as a worktree⁴.	4 / 4
Git-flow built in	YesHome page lists Git-flow; release notes mention finishing features in Git-flow^1,4.	4 / 4

Hosts and review 17 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Hosts with built-in sign-in	GitHub, GitLab, BitbucketRelease notes list GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab integration, an Accounts dialog and cloning from accounts. Azure DevOps has pull-request links only⁴.	9 / 12
Pull requests in the app	YesRelease notes describe Pull Requests and Issues tabs with filters, and creating pull requests from the app⁴.	8 / 8
Signed commits	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's home page or Windows release notes^1,4; the home page lists only the word GPG.	0 / 6

Systems and upkeep 12 of 16 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Other systems	macOSHome page offers downloads for Mac and Windows only¹.	4 / 8
Release in the last 12 months	YesWindows release notes show version 2.23 dated 25 September 2026; none is marked beta⁴.	8 / 8

Licence 0 of 15 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Open source	NoThe licence bars reverse engineering, decompiling and disassembling, and says the software is licensed, not sold³.	0 / 7
Free for commercial work on private repos	NoLicence page allows free evaluation but requires a purchased licence for long-term use³.	0 / 8

Price 10 of 14 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Cheapest way to use it for work	$1.67/moOne-time licence $59.99 for personal and commercial use²; divided by 36 months, $1.67.	10 / 14

The rule behind each line: how we score Git clients.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
Licence1 user, up to 3 machines	$59.99 once^2,3	–	Personal and commercial use

Free evaluation is offered and the licence page sets no length³. We divide a one-time price by 36 months: $59.99 gives $1.67 a month.

Strengths

Visual interactive rebase, a built-in merge conflict resolver and line-by-line staging¹.
One-time $59.99 licence with no subscription².
Worktrees can be created and deleted in the app⁴.
Pull request and issue tabs, with accounts for GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab⁴.

Limits

Free use is an evaluation only; long-term use needs a purchased licence³.
Closed source: the licence bars reverse engineering³.
The home page offers downloads for Windows and macOS only; Linux is not listed¹.
The home page lists GPG, but no page describes signing commits from the app^1,4.

Other Git clients

1
GitKraken DesktopDevelopers who work across several Git hosts and will pay for private repositories
74/100
$10/mocheapest way to use it for work
2
SmartGitDevelopers who use several Git hosts and want a free licence for personal projects
72/100
$5/mocheapest way to use it for work
3
TowerDevelopers who want one undo command and pull requests inside a paid client
71/100
$5.75/mocheapest way to use it for work
4
SourcetreeDevelopers on Windows or Mac who want a free client with Git-flow and Bitbucket support
70/100
$0cheapest way to use it for work

All 11 Git clients

Sources

Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows, Fork. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Buy Fork, Fork. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Fork License, Fork. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.
Fork for Windows release notes, Fork. Accessed 8 Oct 2026.

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