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jesseduffield/lazygit

★ 83,839GoMIT91

simple terminal UI for git commands

What it is

Tuple, the premier screen sharing app for developers on macOS and Windows. I (Jesse) co-founded Subble to save your company time and money by finding unused and over-provisioned SaaS licences. Check it out! Maintenance of this project is made possible by all the contributors and sponsors . If you'd like to sponsor this project and have your avatar or company logo appear below click here . 💙

When to use it

Reach for lazygit when you live in the terminal and want faster search, git, navigation or a beautiful TUI — it's written in Go and fits stacks tagged cli, git, terminal, tui.

Category
CLI & Terminal
Also in
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Stars
83,839
Forks
3,255
Last push
today
Created
2018-05-19
Open issues
1,074
Website
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#cli#git#terminal#tui#go

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit.git

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FAQ

What is lazygit?

jesseduffield/lazygit is a terminal tool on GitHub: simple terminal UI for git commands Tuple, the premier screen sharing app for developers on macOS and Windows.

When should I use lazygit?

Reach for lazygit when you live in the terminal and want faster search, git, navigation or a beautiful TUI — it's written in Go and fits stacks tagged cli, git, terminal, tui.

What are the best alternatives to lazygit?

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Is lazygit actively maintained?

jesseduffield/lazygit looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 83,839 stars and 1,074 open issues.

What license does lazygit use?

jesseduffield/lazygit is published under the MIT license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.