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• Recommended

• Portable (7z)

  Windows 10+ (64-bit)
• Special Bundles

• Installer

  Not recommended, Windows 10+ (64-bit)

• Installer without Git

  Not recommended. Windows 10+ (64-bit)

• Portable without Git (7z)

  Only for special Git or company setups. Windows 10+ (64-bit)

• Recommended

• Apple Silicon

  macOS 11 - 15

• Intel x86_64

  macOS 10.14 - 15 (Intel 64-bit)
• Special Bundles

• Apple Silicon without Git

  Only for special Git or company setups. macOS 11 - 15

• Intel x86_64 without Git

  Only for special Git or company setups. macOS 10.14 - 15 (Intel 64-bit)

• Recommended

• Tar Archive

  Linux (64-bit, GTK 3.24+)
• Special Bundles

• Tar Archive without Git

  Only for special Git or company setups. Linux (64-bit, GTK 3.24+)

• Debian Bundle

  Not recommended, Linux (64-bit, GTK 3.24+)

Installer

• if you have an older SmartGit version installed, exit SmartGit (use Repositories | Exit).
• unpack the downloaded zip file
• launch the installer and follow the instructions

Portable

• if you have an older SmartGit version installed, exit SmartGit (use Repositories | Exit).
• unpack the downloaded 7z file into an arbitrary directory of your choice (don’t unpack over an existing installation!)
• start SmartGit: invoke bin\smartgit.exe

Application

• if you have an older SmartGit version installed, exit SmartGit (Cmd+Q).
• double-click the downloaded dmg file
• copy the contained application directory structure to a directory of your choice (typically/Applications)
• if you prefer, drag & drop the application to the dock to create an icon

Tar Archive

• if you have an older SmartGit version installed, exit SmartGit (use Repositories | Exit).
• unpack the downloaded file into a directory of your choice (don’t unpack over an existing installation!): tar xzf <smartgit*.tar.gz>
• start SmartGit: invoke bin/smartgit.sh
• create SmartGit menu item: invoke bin/add-menuitem.sh
• remove SmartGit menu item: invoke bin/remove-menuitem.sh

Debian Bundle

• if you have an older SmartGit version installed, exit SmartGit (use Repositories | Exit).
• install SmartGit: sudo dpkg -i <smartgit*.deb>
• if some dependencies are unmet, invoke sudo apt --fix-broken install