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jesseduffield
lazygit
Go2018–2026
jesseduffield / lazygit

lazygit

simple terminal UI for git commands

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83Distinct people
105Mentions
3Explicit recommenders
83.9KGitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

simple terminal UI for git commands

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

Lazygit is amazing: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit I have no connection to this program, other than that I love it, and shill for it every time I get the chance.

arcanemachiner used a recommendation phrase. 3 indexed comments match. This is a phrase match, not a verdict.

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 7:56:55 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by year105 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2018-08-05 00:05:05 UTC to 2026-09-05 22:26:59 UTC.

05101520252018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 1 submissions, 1 comments20182019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 14 mentions; 5 submissions, 9 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 16 mentions; 2 submissions, 14 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 15 mentions; 1 submissions, 14 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 11 mentions; 2 submissions, 9 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 25 mentions; 2 submissions, 23 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 12 mentions; 2 submissions, 10 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 8 mentions; 0 submissions, 8 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC211
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1459
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC16214
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC15114
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1129
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC25223
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC12210
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC808

What Hacker News says

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rplnt·Nov 19, 2018
> I really enjoy using a command-line interface instead of a graphical user interface I'm not sure what kind of interface you mean here, but judging by the responses graphical interface in terminal is OK. In that case, *lazygit https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit first GUI on top of git that I didn't hate. Primarily because it doesn't break the flow in command line. Instead of diff/add/commit I open this, but for the rest I still use git directly (or through aliases).
In Ask HN: Best Command-Line Applications?

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