Zion
The view from the top.
Graph. Code. Terminal. One window.
A native Git workspace for macOS that puts your commit graph, a real code editor, and a full terminal in one window.
No Electron. No subscriptions. No bloat. Just Swift.
Most Git GUIs make you choose.
Pretty graphs or real terminals. Simple UI or power features. Native speed or AI smarts. Zion doesn't make you choose.
Terminal Tax
Every other Git GUI sends you back to the terminal for real work. Zion puts a full PTY with splits, tabs, and zoom right inside.
Editor Exile
See a file you need to change? In other apps, you switch to VS Code. In Zion, you edit it — with syntax highlighting, blame, and Quick Open.
Subscription Fatigue
The best Git GUIs cost $50–100/year. Zion is free, open source, and built with native Swift — no Electron, no web views, no compromises.
Everything in one window.
Press Cmd+1, Cmd+2, Cmd+3 to switch between Code, Graph, and Operations.
Zion Tree
Visual Commit Graph
Lane-colored commit cards, merge edges, branch decorations, commit search, jump bar, pending changes, GPG verification, and keyboard navigation — all in a scrollable, paginated graph.
Zion Code
Editor + Terminal
A real code editor with syntax highlighting, Git Blame, Quick Open, 7 themes, and configurable fonts. Side-by-side with a real PTY terminal: split panes, multiple tabs, and independent zoom.
Operations Center
Full Git Dashboard
Commit with hunk and line-level staging. Interactive rebase with drag-and-drop. Branch management, stash, cherry-pick, revert, reset, tags, worktrees, submodules, remotes, reflog — everything in one place.
Smart Clipboard
The feature no other Git GUI has
Zion watches your clipboard and auto-categorizes everything: commands, file paths, git hashes, URLs, images. Click to paste into terminal. Double-click to execute. Drag items directly into any pane.
Conflict Resolution
Built-in. No external merge tools.
When a merge, rebase, or cherry-pick hits conflicts, Zion opens a dedicated resolver. Ours vs theirs with one-click actions — accept, combine, or edit. Once resolved, the operation auto-continues.
12 AI features. 3 providers. Your key.
Claude, GPT, or Gemini — bring your own API key. Stored in macOS Keychain. Falls back to smart heuristics when AI is off.
Claude
Anthropic
GPT
OpenAI
Gemini
Commit Messages
Generate from staged diff with one click
Diff Explanation
Plain-language analysis with risk assessment
PR Description
Auto-generate title and body from commits
Code Review
Pre-commit AI review catches bugs and security issues
Conflict Resolution
AI reads both sides and proposes a semantic merge
Changelog Generator
Categorized release notes from any commit range
Semantic Search
"When did we change the auth flow?"
Branch Summarizer
One-sentence summary of what any branch does
Blame Explainer
Click a blame entry to learn WHY code changed
Commit Split Advisor
Suggests atomic commit boundaries for large diffs
Stash Messages
Descriptive messages so you remember what you stashed
PR Inbox
Auto-reviews assigned PRs with severity badges
Beautiful by design.
From deep indigo to clean light to full cyberpunk neon. Every theme is hand-tuned for editor and terminal.
1function calculateLanes(commits) {2 const lanes = new Map();3 let nextLane = 0;45 for (const commit of commits) {6 if (!lanes.has(commit.branch)) {7 lanes.set(commit.branch, nextLane++);8 }9 commit.lane = lanes.get(commit.branch);10 commit.color = LANE_COLORS[commit.lane % 6];11 }1213 return commits;14}
“Zion is the highest point in the canyon — where you can finally see everything at once.”
See Everything
A visual commit graph that shows the topology of your work — not just a list of hashes.
Do Everything
Edit code, run commands, resolve conflicts, and manage Git — without switching apps.
Own Everything
Free, open source, native Swift. Your tools, your keys, your machine. No cloud lock-in.
How Zion stacks up.
The only Git GUI with a real terminal, code editor, AI, and clipboard — all native.
| Feature | Zion | Fork | Tower | GitKraken | Sourcetree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real PTY Terminal | |||||
| Built-in Code Editor | |||||
| Conflict Resolver | |||||
| AI Assistant | |||||
| Smart Clipboard | |||||
| Native (no Electron) | |||||
| Interactive Rebase | |||||
| Worktree Management | |||||
| Code Review | |||||
| Free & Open Source |
Ready to climb?
Download Zion, open a repo, and see your entire project from a single window. No Electron. No subscriptions. No bloat. Just Swift.
First launch: Right-click → Open to bypass Gatekeeper until Apple notarization is complete.