The same can’t be said for any GUI experience. The terminal experience is the same on all platforms, on all machines, and is always available (for the most part hehe). I personally use the terminal for all git commands, and only use tools for specific use-cases. However, I think its good to learn the command line first so that you get a better lower level understanding of how Git works. For that, its useful to be able to step into the terminal. The only thing I do regularly which you can’t do with Githug Desktop is make a stash - for example when you want to change branches without making a commit. Unless you are a hardcore terminal junkie, it’s really a lot nicer. Having a visual representation of your repos and the state of the working directory is an absolute godsend. It’s quite easy to screw up, and quite painful to fix things after you’ve screwed up. Git is complex, especially when you are working on a big project with multiple branches. You should use the best tool for the job. It will also link to your github account without you having to manually set up the SSH connection.

It’s simple and elegant, and it allows you to review code easily before you commit. Day to day, I use the GitHub desktop client most of the time.

Git gui tools add