Is AngKorGit as fast as Fork?

On opening a repository and scrolling a long history, yes, both are quick. Fork has had more years to smooth out the corners, and I would rather you find that out on this page than after installing.

Yes. Neither one changes the repository format, and AngKorGit writes its own settings only to repository-local config keys prefixed angkorgit. Open the same folder in both and nothing fights.

Why a webview instead of native widgets?

It gives me one interface on three platforms and the OS already ships the webview, so there is nothing to bundle. The engine underneath is Rust and libgit2 in the same process, which is where the speed comes from.

AngKorGit vs Fork

Like Fork, but free, open, and on Linux.

Fork is the client I’d point most people to if they use a Mac or Windows and are happy to pay once. It’s fast, it’s native, and it’s been polished for years. I don’t have a bad word for it.

AngKorGit is for the cases Fork doesn’t cover. You’re on Linux. You want to read the source of the thing that touches your repositories. You’d rather not pay, or you want worktrees, an AI hook, or a conflict editor that shows both sides with line numbers. It’s also younger, and I say so on this page rather than pretend otherwise.

Side by side

	Fork	AngKorGit
Platforms	macOS and Windows	macOS, Windows and Linux
Price	$59.99 once, with a free evaluation	Free, no tiers
Source code	Closed	Open source, MIT
Built with	Native toolkit on each platform	Rust and libgit2 in one process, the webview your OS already ships
Sign-in	None	None. Open a folder and start

What Fork has that I don't

A longer track record and a lot of small polish that only years bring
A repository manager for many repositories at once
Git LFS from the interface
Native widgets on both platforms, which some people prefer to a webview

What AngKorGit has that Fork doesn't

Linux builds alongside macOS and Windows
Worktrees as a first class sidebar section, each one a tab
AI for commit messages, explanations and reviews, through the CLI you already have or any API key
A conflict editor with both sides aligned, line numbers on each, and a result pane you edit in place
The whole source under MIT, so you can read what runs against your repositories

AngKorGit showing a commit graph with branch chips, the working copy panel and a commit's files — The graph, the working copy and the inspector. Everything on this page is the app as it ships.

Questions

Is AngKorGit as fast as Fork?: On opening a repository and scrolling a long history, yes, both are quick. Fork has had more years to smooth out the corners, and I would rather you find that out on this page than after installing.
Can I run both?: Yes. Neither one changes the repository format, and AngKorGit writes its own settings only to repository-local config keys prefixed angkorgit. Open the same folder in both and nothing fights.
Why a webview instead of native widgets?: It gives me one interface on three platforms and the OS already ships the webview, so there is nothing to bundle. The engine underneath is Rust and libgit2 in the same process, which is where the speed comes from.

Try it next to Fork

Version 0.21.1. Free, MIT licensed, no account, no telemetry. The app updates itself after the first install.