gitool

A lazygit-inspired TUI for managing multiple git repositories.

Built with Rust, ratatui, and libgit2.

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [1 Repos] 2 Files 3 Branches 4 Commits 5 Stash workspace │
├───────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌ 1 Repos ──────────┐ │ │
│ │ ▸ repo-alpha ● Δ2 │ │ Preview │
│ │ repo-beta ● │ │ (context-sensitive) │
│ │ repo-gamma ↑1 │ │ │
│ └────────────────────┘ │ Repos → repo summary │
│ ┌ 2 Files ──────────┐ │ Files → syntax-highlighted diff │
│ │ ● M src/main.rs │ │ Branches → recent commits │
│ │ ○ A README.md │ │ Commits → commit diff │
│ └────────────────────┘ │ Stash → stash diff │
│ ┌ 3 Branches ───────┐ │ │
│ │ ● main origin/main │ │ │
│ │ feat/login [↑2] │ │ │
│ └────────────────────┘ │ │
│ ┌ 4 Commits ────────┐ │ │
│ │ abc1234 Fix bug 2m │ │ │
│ └────────────────────┘ │ │
│ ┌ 5 Stash ──────────┐ │ │
│ │ stash@{0}: WIP │ │ │
│ └────────────────────┘ │ │
├───────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ j/k nav Tab panel 1-5 jump a stage c commit q quit │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Features

Category	Features
Workspace	Multi-repo view, workspace switching (w), repo hiding, search/filter (/), bulk mark (Space/Ctrl+a)
Files	Stage (a), unstage (u), discard (x), per-file diff (d/Enter), open in editor (e), blame (b)
Branches	Checkout (Enter), create (n), delete (D), rename (R), merge (m), auto-detect default branch
Commits	Browse history, cherry-pick (C), revert (X), create tag (t), copy hash (y), commit diff preview
Stash	Stash with message (s), pop (Enter), drop (x), browse stash diffs
Git ops	Pull (p), push (P), fetch (f), commit (c), amend (A) — all non-blocking via rayon
UI	5 stacked panels + context preview, mouse support, syntax-highlighted diffs, <50ms startup
Undo	Ctrl+z reverses checkout and stash operations

Install

git clone https://github.com/monal94/gitool.git
cd gitool
cargo install --path .

Usage

gitool ~/Projects/my-workspace # open a workspace
gitool # current directory (single repo or workspace)

Key Bindings

Global (any panel)

Key	Action	Key	Action
1-5	Jump to panel	Tab/BackTab	Cycle panels
q/Esc	Quit	r	Refresh
/	Filter	`	Command log
w	Switch workspace	Ctrl+z	Undo

Repos (1)

Key	Action	Key	Action
j/k	Navigate	Enter	Jump to Files
p/P	Pull / Push	f	Fetch
Space	Mark repo	Ctrl+a/Ctrl+d	Mark / Unmark all

Files (2)

Key	Action	Key	Action
a	Stage	u	Unstage
x	Discard	d/Enter	View diff
c	Commit	A	Amend commit
e	Open in editor	b	Blame view

Branches (3)

Key	Action	Key	Action
Enter	Checkout	n	New branch
D	Delete	R	Rename
m	Merge	s	Stash

Commits (4)

Key	Action	Key	Action
d/u	Scroll preview	y	Copy hash
C	Cherry-pick	X	Revert
t	Create tag

Stash (5)

Key	Action	Key	Action
s/Enter	Pop stash	x	Drop stash

Configuration

Auto-created at ~/.config/ws/config.yaml:

workspaces:
sentry:
path: ~/Projects/sentryhidden_repos: [docs]defaults:
workspace: sentry

Architecture

src/
├── main.rs # Event loop, key/mouse handlers
├── app/
│ ├── mod.rs # App struct, enums, core state
│ ├── navigation.rs # Panel switching, selection
│ ├── dispatch.rs # Async background operations
│ ├── git_ops.rs # Git action methods
│ ├── branch_ops.rs # Branch CRUD, text input
│ ├── state.rs # Refresh, workspace, load data
│ ├── watcher.rs # File system watching
│ └── undo.rs # Undo stack
├── git/
│ ├── mod.rs # Re-exports, test helpers
│ ├── scan.rs # Repo scanning, branch loading
│ ├── status.rs # File status via libgit2
│ ├── diff.rs # Diff generation via libgit2
│ ├── ops.rs # Git mutations (libgit2 + CLI)
│ └── log.rs # Commit log, blame, show files
├── config.rs # YAML workspace config
├── types.rs # Data models
├── highlight.rs # Syntect diff highlighting
└── ui/
├── mod.rs # Layout orchestrator
├── repo_list.rs # Repos panel
├── files.rs # Files panel
├── branches.rs # Branches panel
├── commits.rs # Commits panel
├── stash_panel.rs # Stash panel
├── preview.rs # Context preview (right)
├── diff.rs # Full-screen diff overlay
├── blame.rs # Blame overlay
├── command_log.rs # Command history overlay
├── confirm.rs # Confirmation dialog
└── modal.rs # Workspace switcher

Git reads use libgit2 directly (no subprocess). Mutations use rayon thread pool for non-blocking execution. Diffs are syntax-highlighted with windowed rendering (only visible lines processed). File watching auto-refreshes on .git changes with generation-counter caching.

Testing

cargo test# 166 tests

Tech Stack

ratatui | git2 | syntect | rayon | arboard | notify | crossterm | clap

License

MIT