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You can download the app at parallelane.com/download.

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Requirements

macOS

Open the DMG and drag the app into the Applications folder.

Git (required)

Write operations such as checkout, commit, and push run through your system’s git command. Check that git --version works in a terminal.
If Git isn’t installed, a Git is not installed warning appears at launch, and its Install Git button opens git-scm.com. Checkout, commit, and push all fail in that state. Install Git and restart ParalleLane.
The notice can also appear while Git is installed, when a fresh install isn’t yet on the PATH the app was launched with. Quit ParalleLane completely and launch it again. Closing the window isn’t enough. Every operation that fails for this reason shows the same wording as the launch notice.

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Installing with Homebrew

On macOS, brew install --cask yeosu0107/parallelane/parallelane adds the tap and installs the app.

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Automatic updates

The app checks for a new version in the background at launch, and periodically while it runs.

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The command line tool

Install the parallelane command to open a repository straight from a terminal.
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Install the command

In Settings → ParalleLane → General, under Command line, click Install. A system authentication prompt appears if administrator privileges are needed. After installation, the button changes to Uninstall, and the install path appears on the line below.
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Open a repository from a terminal

Running parallelane . opens the repository that path belongs to. If you omit the path, it uses the current folder, and it errors out if that folder isn’t a Git repository.
The installed command points to the app’s location at the time of installation. If you move the app to a different folder, reinstall the command. Supported on macOS only.

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Next steps

Quickstart

From onboarding to your first commit.

Interface tour

What each main screen area does.