Gitwig is a terminal user interface for managing Git repositories.
The software provides a keyboard-driven workspace for viewing repositories, files, branches, tags, remotes, stashes, worktrees, submodules and commit history. It also offers repository grouping, global code search, Git LFS support, automatic repository discovery and forge integration.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Full-screen terminal user interface.
- Manage multiple Git repositories.
- Standard, compact and tile-based views.
- View files, commit graphs, branches, tags and remotes.
- Manage stashes, worktrees and submodules.
- Global code search across tracked repositories.
- Automatically discover repositories in configured directories.
- Organise repositories with labels and favourites.
- Git LFS integration.
- Pull request, issue and code review integration.
- External merge tool support.
- Configurable using a TOML file.
Website: github.com/tareqmy/gitwig
Support:
Developer: Tareq Mohammad Yousuf
License: MIT License

Gitwig is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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