Install gitk on Mac

Correct, the 1.7.12.4 (Apple Git-37) does not come with gitk. You can install a more recent version of git + git-ui as a separate formula by using brew. More thorough instructions located here: http://www.moncefbelyamani.com/how-to-install-xcode-homebrew-git-rvm-ruby-on-mac/ (see this commit extracting git-gui/gitk into its own formula: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/commit/dfa3ccf1e7d3901e371b5140b935839ba9d8b706)

Run the following commands at the terminal:

brew updatebrew install gitbrew install git-gui

If you get an error indicating it could not link git, then you may need to change permissions/owners of the files it mentions.

Once completed, run:

type -a git

And make sure it shows:

/usr/local/bin/git

If it does not, run:

brew doctor

And make the path change to put /usr/local/bin earlier in the path. Now, gitk should be on your path (along with an updated version of git).

Git Mac version comes without gitk but if you do brew install git you get instant access to gitk.

I'm using MAC sierra 10.12.5

Edit: This doesn´t work anymore, you must install brew install git-gui

I just had the same problem and solved it as follows:

1. Download the official git package for Mac from http://git-scm.com/download/mac
2. Install the package. This places all the binaries in /usr/local/git/bin.
3. Optionally run the included script to make gitk accessible outside of terminals
4. Either add /usr/local/git/bin to your PATH or use an alias (alias gitk='/usr/local/git/bin/gitk')