gitui

A fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI for Git written in Rust, free and open source.

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Alternatives ranked: 4
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About gitui

gitui is a terminal user interface for Git written in Rust. It covers status, staging by file, hunk or line, committing, branching, stashing, browsing and searching the log, and viewing diffs, with context-sensitive help shown on screen so you do not have to memorise shortcuts. Git operations run asynchronously, so the interface stays responsive while large repositories load; the project's own benchmarks against lazygit and tig on the Linux kernel repository show it using much less time and memory. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and is installed with Homebrew, MacPorts, winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, cargo or distro packages. It is free and open source under the MIT licence. Compared with lazygit it has fewer advanced history-editing tools, such as custom patches, and some features like commit signing have known gaps, so it suits people who want a quick, light status-and-commit tool in the terminal more than a full rebase workbench.

Best for: Terminal users on very large repositories who want a light, responsive Git UI.

What works

Very fast and memory-efficient on big repositories
On-screen context help instead of memorised shortcuts
Free, MIT-licensed, packaged for every major OS

Why people leave

Fewer history-editing features than lazygit
Commit signing has known limitations
Terminal-only, with no visual graph

Top gitui alternatives

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1
lazygit
More mature and feature-rich, with custom patches and worktree support.
66.5
2
Tig
Even lighter, focused on browsing history, blame and acting as a pager.
62.6
3
Gitu
Another Rust terminal client, with Magit-style keys and workflows.
59.6
4
Magit
The most complete keyboard-driven Git interface, inside Emacs.
57.2

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gitui: common questions

Is gitui free?

Yes. gitui is free, open-source software.

Is gitui open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at gitui-org/gitui.

What platforms does gitui run on?

gitui is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

What are the best alternatives to gitui?

The highest-ranked gitui alternatives right now are lazygit, Tig and Gitu. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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gitui facts

4 of 4 verified

License: MIT; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “License: MIT (MIT License).”
Language: Rust; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “Description: Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀.”
Controls: Keyboard only, with context help; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “Fast and intuitive keyboard only control Context based help”
Windows install: winget, Scoop, Chocolatey; Checked Oct 25, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab); “winget install gitui Scoop (Windows) scoop install gitui”