gitui

gitui is a blazing-fast terminal UI for git written in Rust. It provides a keyboard-driven interface for common git operations with minimal dependencies and excellent performance.

Features #

• Fast - Written in Rust, starts instantly
• Keyboard-driven - No mouse required
• Minimal dependencies - Single binary
• Async operations - Non-blocking UI
• Popup friendly - Works great in tmux popups

Setup #

Install via package manager:

# Via mise (recommended)
mise install gitui

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S gitui

# macOS
brew install gitui

# Cargo
cargo install gitui

Launching #

gitui

Or from within a git repo with Ctrl+G (from zsh config).

Key Bindings #

Global #

Status Panel #

Commit #

Log Panel #

Branch #

tmux Integration #

From .tmux.conf:

bind -n M-F display-popup -h 95% -w 95% -d '#{pane_current_path}' -E 'gitui'

Opens gitui in a popup with Alt+Shift+F for full-screen git operations.

From .zshrc:

bindkey -s '^g' 'gitui\n'

Opens gitui with Ctrl+G in current shell.

Workflow #

Typical git workflow with gitui:

1. Edit files in neovim
2. Stage changes with Space in gitui
3. Review diff with Enter
4. Commit with c and write message
5. Push with p

All without leaving the terminal or using a mouse.

Comparison with lazygit #

gitui is my primary git TUI because:

• Simpler - Less configuration needed
• Faster - Smaller binary, quicker startup
• Popup-friendly - Works great in tmux popups
• Rust - Aligns with my other Rust tools

I keep lazygit installed as an alternative when I need more advanced features.

See Also #

GitHub - gitui-org/gitui: Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀

Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀 - gitui-org/gitui

GitHub · github.com