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Quay – Menu-bar Git sync

Quay – Menu-bar Git sync

by sailingcode·Apr 25, 2026·4 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozySolve My Problem

Git sync for Obsidian writers who refuse to learn the command line.

Strengths
  • •Pre-push safety checks block secrets and large files before they hit remote.
  • •Fast-forward only merge strategy prevents complex conflict hell for beginners.
  • •Menu-bar design keeps it out of the way during writing.
Weaknesses
  • •GitHub-only support limits use for GitLab or Bitbucket users.
  • •No background auto-sync requires manual clicks for every change.
Target Audience

Technical writers, Obsidian users, static site bloggers

Similar To

GitHub Desktop · Tower · Obsidian Git

Post Description

I write Astro blog posts in a text editor; when I'm done I want them pushed to GitHub so Cloudflare deploys the site. To make it comfortable, I built Quay for the menu bar. Also useful for Obsidian vault syncing.

Point it at a folder, connect a GitHub repo, and it stages/commits/pushes/pulls. Multiple repos, editable commit messages, branch switching, merges with conflict detection. Shows open issue and PR counts per repo. But it's is not a full Git client (no diffs, blame, cherry-pick, or rebase) and it doesn't create remote repos.

Native macOS app (Swift/SwiftUI). Wraps the local git binary (prompts to install Xcode Command Line Tools if missing). No custom Git implementation. Sandboxed, no telemetry, GitHub-only.

macOS. 7-day trial, €9 one-time on the App Store.

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