Simple Git is a fully local desktop application. It is designed so that your data never leaves your machine unless you explicitly ask it to.

We do not run any server, hold any account for you, or receive any of your data.

What we collect

Simple Git has no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no advertising, and no user accounts with us. The developer never receives any information about you or how you use the app.

What stays on your device

• Your repositories and their history are read directly from your local disk using the git program (bundled in the Snap edition; your installed git on Windows). They are never uploaded anywhere by us.
• App preferences — theme, help level, recent-project list, project organization, and AI endpoint settings — are stored locally using your operating system's standard application-settings storage.
• Sign-in tokens for Git hosts (GitHub / GitLab), if you choose to connect one, are stored in your operating system's secure credential store (Windows Credential Manager or Linux libsecret). They are never written to plain files and are used only to authenticate the requests you initiate.

When data leaves your device — and only because you asked

Simple Git makes network connections only for actions you start, and only to destinations you choose:

• Your Git remotes (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, or a self-hosted server) when you fetch, pull, push, clone, or browse pull requests. This is the same network traffic any Git client makes.
• A local AI endpoint you configure (e.g. Ollama or an OpenAI-compatible server running on your own machine or network). This feature is off by default. When enabled and invoked, the app sends a small, relevant payload (such as a staged diff or incoming commit subjects) to that endpoint only. No third-party AI service is ever contacted.
• An update check to a release page, only if this build was configured with a releases location and only when you click "Check for updates." No update is ever downloaded or installed automatically.

Data sharing and selling

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with anyone, because we never receive it in the first place.

Children's privacy

Simple Git is a developer tool and is not directed at children. It collects no personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

Any changes will be reflected in this document, with an updated date above. The current version is always the one published with the latest release.