There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. In fact, if you've installed XCode (or it's Command Line Tools), Git may already be installed. To find out, open a terminal and enter
git --version .
Install Git on Mac OS X
Apple actually maintain and ship their own fork of Git, but it tends to lag behind mainstream Git by several major versions. You may want to install a newer version of Git using one of the methods below:
There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. The easiest is probably to install the Xcode Command Line Tools. On Mavericks (10.9) or above you can do this simply by trying to run git.
Git for Mac Installer
The easiest way to install Git on a Mac is via the stand-alone installer:
Install Git with Homebrew
If you have installed Homebrew to manage packages on OS X, you can follow these instructions to install Git:
Install Git with MacPorts
If you have installed MacPorts to manage packages on OS X, you can follow these instructions to install Git:
Install the git-credential-osxkeychain helper
Bitbucket supports pushing and pulling your Git repositories over both SSH and HTTPS. To work with a private repository over HTTPS, you must supply a username and password each time you push or pull. The git-credential-osxkeychain helper allows you to cache your username and password in the OSX keychain, so you don't have to retype it each time.
Install Git with Atlassian Sourcetree
Sourcetree, a free visual Git client for Mac, comes with its own bundled version of Git. You can download Sourcetree here.
To learn how to use Git with Sourcetree (and how to host your Git repositories on Bitbucket) you can follow our comprehensive Git tutorial with Bitbucket and Sourcetree.
Build Git from source on OS X
Building Git can be a little tricky on Mac due to certain libraries moving around between OS X releases. On El Capitan (OS X 10.11), follow these instructions to build Git:
Install Git on WindowsGit for Windows stand-alone installer
Install Git with Atlassian Sourcetree
Sourcetree, a free visual Git client for Windows, comes with its own bundled version of Git. You can download Sourcetree here.
To learn how to use Git with Sourcetree (and how to host your Git repositories on Bitbucket) you can follow our comprehensive Git tutorial with Bitbucket and Sourcetree.
Install Git on LinuxDebian / Ubuntu (apt-get)
Git packages are available via apt:
Fedora (dnf/yum)
Git packages are available via both yum and dnf:
Build Git from source on Linux
Debian / Ubuntu
Git requires the several dependencies to build on Linux. These are available via apt:
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Fedora
Git requires the several dependencies to build on Linux. These are available via both yum and dnf:
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Older releases are available and the Git source repository is on GitHub.
Latest source Release2.28.0 Release Notes (2020-07-27)GUI Clients
Git comes with built-in GUI tools (git-gui, gitk), but there are several third-party tools for users looking for a platform-specific experience.
Logos
Various Git logos in PNG (bitmap) and EPS (vector) formats are available for use in online and print projects.
Git For Windows 10Git via Git
If you already have Git installed, you can get the latest development version via Git itself:
git clone https://github.com/git/git
You can also always browse the current contents of the git repository using the web interface.
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