gitui

Git Tools•

•Rust

Blazing fast Git TUI written in Rust.

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Features

FastIntuitive UIStagingStashingBlame

Installation

Homebrew

brew install gitui

Pacman (Arch)

pacman -S gitui

Cargo (Rust)

cargo install gitui

Why use gitui?

gitui is a fast Git TUI client written in Rust. Similar to lazygit in feel, it provides faster startup and lower memory consumption. With keyboard-focused design, it provides an efficient Git workflow.

Blazing Speed

Startup is extremely fast with Rust. Works smoothly even with large repositories.

Low Resource

Low memory consumption, comfortable operation even on older machines and low-spec environments.

Intuitive UI

Tab-based interface for quick switching between status, log, stash, and branches.

Async Operations

Fetch and push run in background. UI is never blocked.

Interface

[ Status ] Log Stashing Stashes Branches

──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Unstaged Changes (2)

M src/main.rs

M README.md

Staged Changes (1)

A src/utils.rs

Diff

src/main.rs

- fn old_function() {

+ fn new_function() {

// implementation

- }

+ }

──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

[Enter] stage/unstage [c] commit [tab] switch pane [?] help

gitui's Status tab: File list on the left, diff on the right.

Basic Usage

Startup

Startup Commands

# Run inside Git repository
gitui

# Specify working directory
gitui -d /path/to/repo

# Specify log level (for debugging)
gitui --logging

# Specify theme
gitui --theme dark

Key Bindings

Key	Action	Description
`Tab`	Switch tabs	Switch between Status/Log/Stashing/Stashes/Branches
`1-5`	Direct tab jump	Jump directly to corresponding tab with number keys
`Enter`	Staging	Stage/unstage file
`c`	Commit	Open commit dialog
`C`	Amend commit	Amend previous commit
`p`	Push	Push to remote
`f`	Fetch	Fetch from remote
`F`	Pull	Pull from remote
`b`	Branch operations	Open branch menu
`s`	Stash	Stash changes
`D`	Discard changes	Discard changes of selected file
`?`	Help	Show key binding list
`q / Esc`	Quit/back	Close dialog/exit gitui

Key Features

Status Tab (Staging Operations)

Staging operations at file and hunk level are possible.

Status Tab

# Operations in Status tab
Enter    # Stage/unstage file
a        # Stage all changes
d        # Show diff of selected changes
e        # Open file in external editor
D        # Discard changes (dangerous)
/        # Search files

# Hunk staging
Right    # Focus diff view
Enter    # Stage/unstage hunk
Up/Down  # Move between hunks

Log Tab (Commit History)

Log Tab

# Operations in Log tab
Enter    # Show commit details
c        # Tag commit
y        # Copy commit ID
r        # Revert
R        # Rebase
s        # Soft reset
h        # Hard reset (dangerous)
/        # Search commits

Branches Tab (Branch Management)

Branches Tab

# Operations in Branches tab
Enter    # Checkout branch
n        # Create new branch
d        # Delete branch
r        # Rename branch
m        # Merge selected branch
R        # Rebase onto selected branch

# Remote branches
Tab      # Toggle local/remote
f        # Fetch remote

Stashing Tab and Stashes Tab

Stash Operations

# Stashing tab (create stash)
s        # Stash current changes
Enter    # Stash with message

# Stashes tab (stash list)
Enter    # Show stash contents
a        # Apply stash
p        # Pop stash (apply and delete)
d        # Delete stash

Configuration & Customization

Configuration File Location

Configuration Files

# Configuration file location
# Linux/macOS: ~/.config/gitui/
# Windows: %APPDATA%/gitui/

# Configuration files
~/.config/gitui/key_bindings.ron  # Key bindings
~/.config/gitui/theme.ron         # Theme

Customize Key Bindings

key_bindings.ron (Vim-style)

// ~/.config/gitui/key_bindings.ron
(
    focus_right: Some(( code: Char('l'), modifiers: "")),
    focus_left: Some(( code: Char('h'), modifiers: "")),
    focus_above: Some(( code: Char('k'), modifiers: "")),
    focus_below: Some(( code: Char('j'), modifiers: "")),

    open_help: Some(( code: F(1), modifiers: "")),

    move_left: Some(( code: Char('h'), modifiers: "")),
    move_right: Some(( code: Char('l'), modifiers: "")),
    move_up: Some(( code: Char('k'), modifiers: "")),
    move_down: Some(( code: Char('j'), modifiers: "")),

    page_up: Some(( code: Char('u'), modifiers: "CONTROL")),
    page_down: Some(( code: Char('d'), modifiers: "CONTROL")),

    home: Some(( code: Char('g'), modifiers: "")),
    end: Some(( code: Char('G'), modifiers: "SHIFT")),
)

Customize Theme

theme.ron

// ~/.config/gitui/theme.ron
(
    selected_tab: Some(Reset),
    command_fg: Some(White),
    selection_bg: Some(Blue),
    selection_fg: Some(White),
    cmdbar_bg: Some(Black),
    cmdbar_extra_lines_bg: Some(Black),
    disabled_fg: Some(DarkGray),
    diff_line_add: Some(Green),
    diff_line_delete: Some(Red),
    diff_file_added: Some(LightGreen),
    diff_file_removed: Some(LightRed),
    diff_file_moved: Some(LightMagenta),
    diff_file_modified: Some(Yellow),
    commit_hash: Some(Magenta),
    commit_time: Some(LightCyan),
    commit_author: Some(Green),
    danger_fg: Some(Red),
    push_gauge_bg: Some(Blue),
    push_gauge_fg: Some(Reset),
    tag_fg: Some(LightMagenta),
    branch_fg: Some(LightYellow),
)

Performance Comparison

Tool	Language	Startup Speed	Memory Usage
gitui	Rust	Very Fast	Low
lazygit	Go	Fast	Medium
tig	C	Very Fast	Low

gitui leverages Rust's characteristics for excellent startup speed and memory efficiency.

Tips

*Press ? to show context-sensitive help
*Number keys (1-5) allow direct tab switching for quick navigation
*Press Enter in diff view for hunk-level staging
*Press e to launch external editor (uses $EDITOR or $GIT_EDITOR)
*Fetch and push run asynchronously, so the UI is never blocked
*For Vim-style key bindings, customize key_bindings.ron

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