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title: "Git GUI - git clients with graphic user interfaces"
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description: "Learn about and install the best git client to help with your workflow. View them here."
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canonical: "learn.allspice.io/install-git-client-git-gui-git-cli"
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# Install Git Client - Git GUI - Git CLI

You need Git and a Git Client

          

Git does the heavy work and the Git Client gives you an easy user interface. Make sure you've already [installed Git](/v1/docs/local-git-setup-2).

There are many git clients from the base command line interface (CLI) all the way to fully graphical programs.

Here are a short list of programs we recommend.

## Top pick - Easy

- [Git clients - GitHub Desktop, the best git client for beginners](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-1)  

[![Screenshot 2023-04-20 at 4.55.13 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3d44af5c-3f49-4ca5-b152-10836a885c13/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202023-04-20%20at%204.55.13%20PM.png)](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-1)

## Best for Windows users

- [Git clients - TortoiseGit - Windows File Explorer Git](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-3)  

[![Screenshot 2023-04-20 at 5.04.33 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3d44af5c-3f49-4ca5-b152-10836a885c13/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202023-04-20%20at%205.04.33%20PM.png)](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-3)

## Git Bash (git cli)

- [Git clients - Git bash - CLI command line Git](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-2)  

[![Screenshot 2023-04-20 at 4.49.08 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3d44af5c-3f49-4ca5-b152-10836a885c13/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202023-04-20%20at%204.49.08%20PM.png)](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-2)

## SourceTree - your software team may already be experts

- [Git clients - Sourcetree - Software/Firmware favorite](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-4)  

[![Screenshot 2023-04-20 at 4.56.35 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3d44af5c-3f49-4ca5-b152-10836a885c13/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202023-04-20%20at%204.56.35%20PM.png)](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-4)

## Other Git Clients

- [Git Clients - Other great Git clients](/v1/docs/git-gui-git-clients-with-graphic-user-interfaces-6)

## Many more

There are dozens of programs to help you with git. See a much longer list here: [Git GUIs](https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis)