PR And Branch Reviews
Compare branches or review pull requests with inline comments and file-level context.
macOS • Windows • LinuxCode Review First Git ClientGitHub • GitLab • Bitbucket • Azure DevOps
Code Reviews,
Rewired For Humans.
Native Git client for serious review workflows.
Compare branches, review pull requests with inline comments, trace history with blame, and navigate symbols with full language server support in one native desktop workspace.
Four Capabilities That Transform Code Review
History And Blame
Trace authorship and navigate timelines alongside an interactive commit graph.
Code Intelligence
Hover types, jump to definitions, and move through symbols with language server support.
AI Amplification
Explain diffs, triage risk, and generate suggestions with local or cloud LLM providers.
Built For Fluid Workflow
Review with editor-grade intelligence, then move from detection to resolution without context switching.
Best git client for pull requests, with inline comments and file triage badges-no context switching.
Compare git branches with worktrees. AI triage highlights risky hunks first.
Regular git client, with all of the code reviewing capabilities you need.
Full Git commit graph with branch operations, designed to stay fast on huge repos.
Editor-Grade Review Intelligence
Navigate your codebase with LSP codelens, hover metadata, jump-to-definition, symbol search, and change-aware context directly inside review workflows.
Collaboration And Workflow
- OAuth with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps
- Self-hosted provider support for GitLab, Gitea, and Forgejo
- Visual image diffing, markdown rendering, and conflict resolution
- Command palette, keyboard shortcuts, and granular line or hunk staging
AI That Understands Your Diff
- Explain complex changes across files and hunks
- Triage risky files first with diff-aware AI analysis
- Draft suggestions and improvements in review context
- Generate commit messages with Claude, GPT, Gemini, or local models
Built-In Security Guardrails
Critiq keeps review-time and pre-commit safety checks inside the normal Git flow. That means risky changes are easier to catch before they land, without bouncing out to separate tools.
- Hidden Unicode scanning catches suspicious bidi, zero-width, and private-use characters in pull request diffs.
- Staged secret scanning uses gitleaks before commit, highlights affected files, and warns with a focused modal before you push a leak.
- The goal is practical guardrails: helpful enough to stop accidents, light enough to stay in the developer workflow.
Comparing Critiq With Other Git Clients?
These side-by-sides stay practical. They focus on workflow fit, review depth, platform support, and pricing instead of trying to force a one-size-fits-all winner.
Critiq vs GitKraken
A practical GitKraken alternative for teams that care more about branch and PR review, LSP in diffs, and diff-aware AI than broad Git productivity polish.
Read the GitKraken comparisonCritiq vs SourceTree
A practical SourceTree alternative for developers who want deeper code review tooling, Linux support, and richer code intelligence in the same Git client.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What platforms does Critiq support?
Critiq runs natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux with the same review workflows across each platform.
How does LSP integration work?
Critiq uses a Neovim-style mapping from file extensions to LSP binaries, so if a server exists for your language, Critiq can use it.
Which Git providers are supported for OAuth?
One-click authentication supports GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps, plus self-hosted providers.
Which AI models does Critiq support?
Critiq supports Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, local models through LM Studio, and custom HTTP endpoints.