Kommit is a graphical Git client from KDE that gives Linux users a desktop interface for working with Git repositories.
It’s designed for day-to-day version control work, offering visual tools for inspecting repository history, reviewing changes, and handling common Git operations in a way that fits naturally into the KDE desktop.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Displays a graph view for commits and merges.
- Shows Git status overlay icons on files in the Dolphin file manager.
- Lets you browse files from another branch or commit and view their contents.
- Provides autocomplete when writing commit messages.
- Offers visual views of changes, differences, and conflicts.
- Includes a graphical tool to help resolve merge conflicts.
Website: invent.kde.org/sdk/kommit
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Developer: KDE
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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