Bitbucket Integration with GitKraken Desktop

Last updated: February 2026

GitKraken Desktop allows you to authenticate with Bitbucket to help you locate repositories for cloning, add remotes, and manage pull requests more efficiently.

Quick Start

Connect GitKraken Desktop to Bitbucket.org to clone repositories, manage remotes, and work with pull requests from your Bitbucket account.

1. Go to Preferences > Integrations in GitKraken Desktop.
2. Select Bitbucket.org and click Connect to Bitbucket.
3. Log in to your Bitbucket account in the browser window that opens.
4. Select Open GitKraken to complete the connection.

To configure SSH access after connecting:

1. In Preferences > Integrations, click Generate SSH key and copy to clipboard.
2. Paste the key into your Bitbucket account SSH settings.

Once connected, GitKraken Desktop displays your Bitbucket repositories when cloning, lists forks when adding remotes, and supports creating and viewing pull requests within the application. If you need to manage more than one Bitbucket account, use multiple profiles with a GitKraken Pro plan.

Benefits

• Create new repositories on your Bitbucket account with .gitignore and license templates.
• Easily generate and copy an SSH key pair for Bitbucket.
• Save authentication in reusable profiles.
• Clone from a personalized Bitbucket repository list.
• Add and manage remotes from Bitbucket.
• Create and view pull requests within GitKraken.

Connecting to Bitbucket

To authenticate with Bitbucket:

1. Navigate to Preferences > Integrations in the upper-right corner.

2. Select Bitbucket.org and click Connect to Bitbucket.

4. A browser window opens prompting you to log in. Upon success, confirm by selecting Open GitKraken.

Alternatively, you may authenticate manually using an OAuth token:

Generating SSH Keys for Bitbucket

After connecting Bitbucket:

1. Go to Preferences > Integrations.
2. Click Generate SSH key and copy to clipboard.
3. Paste the key into your Bitbucket account settings.

OAuth Integration with Bitbucket

GitKraken enhances your workflow with:

• A searchable list of Bitbucket repositories when cloning:

• A list of forks when adding remotes:

Manual repo URLs are still supported.

Connecting to Multiple Bitbucket Accounts

GitKraken supports one Bitbucket account per profile. With GitKraken Pro, use multiple profiles to manage several Bitbucket identities.

Bitbucket Pull Request Reviewers

Bitbucket supports pull request reviewers. GitKraken will show reviewer details if you have Project Admin permissions on the repository.