GitKraken Desktop 11.8 Release: ARM Support, Undo Rebase, More Shallow Clone Support

Jan 14, 2026

Happy New Year! This release combines user requests from 11.7 with smart defaults and perf improvements in 11.8. We've got full ARM support, expanded shallow clone functionality, and a mightier UNDO button plus more.

What’s New:

0:00 Full ARM Build Coverage: Native builds across all platforms with smarter chip detection for better performance

1:08 Shallow Clone Option: Clone light directly from GitKraken Desktop

2:06 Rebase Undo/Redo: Roll back interactive rebases, cherry-picks, and AI commit compositions

2:49 Markdown Preview: Preview.md files without leaving the app

3:05 Explain Branch Changes (GitKraken AI): Right-click a branch to instantly understand what changed and why

GitKraken Desktop:
http://tr.ee/GKDYT

GitKraken CLI:
http://tr.ee/CLIYT

GitLens for VS Code:
http://tr.ee/GLYT

Git Integration for Jira:
http://tr.ee/GijYT

Git Blog:
http://gitkraken.com/blog