--- title: Install Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: 'Get the latest version of Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI for on Ubuntu - Free, beginner-friendly Git app: plain-English steps and one-click undo.' url: https://snapcraft.io/install/simplegit/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI on **Ubuntu** # Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI (simplegit) [Ayan's Apps (ayansapps)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ayansapps "View all snaps from Ayan's Apps (ayansapps)") * [Ayan's Apps (ayansapps)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/ayansapps "View all snaps from Ayan's Apps (ayansapps)") * [Development](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=development) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/simplegit/ubuntu#install) #### Free, beginner-friendly Git app: plain-English steps and one-click undo. **Free, beginner-friendly Git app for Linux.** See your project's history as a clear graph, understand every action in plain English, and undo mistakes in one click. Everything runs on your machine: no account, no cloud, no telemetry. **MADE FOR PEOPLE LEARNING GIT** * Every action explained in plain English before it runs * A "What should I do?" panel suggests the next sensible step * One-click Undo for commits, merges and rebases * Activity (reflog) view to jump back to any earlier state **SEE WHAT HAPPENED** * Interactive commit graph you can zoom and pan * Click any commit to peek at its changes without checking it out * Clear, colour-coded diffs **EVERYDAY WORK** * Review your changes, write a message and commit * Fetch, pull, push, switch branches and clone, each with a plain-language confirmation * Resolve merge conflicts on a side-by-side screen: keep mine, keep theirs, or edit * Ctrl+K command palette for quick actions **PRIVATE BY DESIGN** * Works offline with your local repositories * Nothing leaves your computer unless you push to a remote you choose * No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription Optional: connect your own local AI server (for example Ollama) to suggest commit messages. Off by default. Also on Windows: Interface in English. ES: App de Git gratuita y fácil para principiantes. PT: App de Git gratuito e fácil para iniciantes. DE: Kostenlose, einsteigerfreundliche Git-App. FR: Application Git gratuite et simple pour débuter. JA: 初心者向けの無料Gitアプリ（表示は英語）。 ### Package name * simplegit --- ### License * Proprietary --- ### Last updated * 21 September 2026 - latest/stable --- ### Websites * [app.notion.com](https://app.notion.com/p/Simple-Git-38c7890b332b80a782e7d0990b780f21 "https://app.notion.com/p/Simple-Git-38c7890b332b80a782e7d0990b780f21") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/simplegit/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI To install Simple Git — Beginner-Friendly Git GUI, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install simplegit ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/simplegit/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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