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    jesseduffield/lazygit

    #13 this week

    simple terminal UI for git commands

    cli
    git
    terminal
    Go
    MIT
    83.0K stars
    3.1K forks
    83.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 9, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #13 of 2,841 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 1%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 3 days ago, with 360 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #14 in the weekly ranking the week of Feb 15, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a simple terminal user interface to execute and manage git commands efficiently.
    • Simplifies complex git operations with an intuitive UI, reducing the need for manual command-line inputs and error-prone edits.
    • Use for interactive staging and committing of code changes with fine-grained control over individual lines or hunks.
    • Use for managing complex git workflows like interactive rebasing, cherry-picking, and bisecting without leaving the terminal UI.
    • Use for creating and switching worktrees to handle multiple branches simultaneously without stashing or WIP commits.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

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

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Available for MacOS and Linux

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    A simple terminal UI for git commands

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

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Jul 17: +15Aug 8: +8Aug 15: +5Aug 16: +21Aug 17: +28Aug 18: +32Aug 19: +33Aug 20: +25Sep 2: +25Sep 3: +70Sep 4: +22Oct 9: +18

    +2,601 stars over 85 days across 20 snapshot days; best day +70 on Sep 3.

    Forks

    3.1K+154

    Open issues

    1.1K+45

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