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GitKraken is a developer experience (DevEx) platform offering Git tools across desktop, IDE, and agent-driven workflows.

Last updated September 11, 2026

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Overview

GitKraken describes itself as a developer experience (DevEx) platform serving more than 40 million developers from 100,000 organizations globally, supporting developers across desktop, command line, IDE, web, and mobile. Its product line includes GitKraken Desktop, GitLens for VS Code, Git Integration for Jira, Kepler ADE, and GitKraken Insights. The company states it integrates with leading Git hosts including GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps. Its stated mission centers on helping developers maintain code flow from plan to main, including in AI-agent-driven development.

History

GitKraken states that in 2014 it set out on a mission to create a visualization tool for Git, and that the Kraken was released for the first time in 2015. The company now describes itself as a developer experience (DevEx) platform serving more than 40 million developers from 100,000 organizations globally, with products spanning desktop, IDE, Jira integration, and agent-driven development environments.

Products and positioning

Developer experience (DevEx) platform for Git workflows, including AI-agent-driven development.

  • GitKraken Desktop

    For developers who work at a repo level; provides visual command of branches, commits, and conflicts in a single view. Available on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

  • GitLens for VS Code

    For developers who live in their IDE; provides code context, history, and authorship inside the IDE, with a Commit Graph bringing human and agent work together.

  • Git Integration for Jira

    Connects any Git repository to view commits, create pull requests, and more without leaving Jira.

  • Kepler ADE

    An agent-agnostic development environment for running AI agents across the development workflow, from idea or issue to merged PR. Available on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

  • GitKraken Insights

    For engineering leaders who want to quantify their dev and agent usage, costs, and impact.

Recent events

  • Reported

    GitKraken acquires BigBrassBand[5]

    GitKraken announced that it had acquired BigBrassBand and its Git client, Git Integration for Jira.

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