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    evilmartians/lefthook

    Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects.

    backend
    git
    go
    golang
    hacktoberfest
    hooks
    Go
    MIT
    9.0K stars
    333 forks
    9.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 2, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 20 days ago, with 157 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 15% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Manages Git hooks efficiently across various project types using a fast, single binary written in Go.
    • Offers parallel execution and flexible file filtering for faster, customizable Git hook workflows.
    • Use for enforcing code quality checks automatically before commits in multi-language projects.
    • Use for running custom scripts or commands in Docker environments during Git hook execution.
    • Use for configuring local overrides to skip or customize hooks per developer or environment.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    A Git hooks manager for Node.js, Ruby, Python and many other types of projects.

    Installation guide with more ways to install lefthook: apt, brew, winget, and others.

    Configure your hooks, install them once and forget about it: rely on the magic underneath.

    Excerpt from the evilmartians/lefthook README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    333+51

    Open issues

    109+29

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