GitComet

Key features

• Rust client on three operating systems The client is built end-to-end in Rust on smol, gitoxide, and gpui with a GPU-rendered interface, shipping for Linux, Windows, and macOS and tuned to stay responsive on very large repositories.[1]

• Diff-first main view The diff is the central view with inline and side-by-side layouts, syntax highlighting across 44 languages, and rendered Markdown and image diffs.[1]

• Line-level staging from the gutter Changes are staged by file, by hunk, or by single line directly from the diff gutter, so a commit can hold exactly one idea.[1][2]

• Filterable paged history graph History renders as a paged lane graph with five filter modes plus an author filter, and any two refs can be compared against each other.[1]

• Drag-and-drop interactive rebase Branches are rewritten by dragging commits into order with pick, reword, squash, fixup, and drop, including autosquash of fixup commits and a live preview of the squashed message.[1][2]

• Assisted three-way merge tool The merge tool settles whitespace moves, one-sided edits, and duplicate changes on open so only genuine conflicts need a decision, and it registers as a drop-in git mergetool and difftool for KDiff3 and Meld, usable headless in CI.[1]

• Local-first data with no account Repositories stay on the user's machine with no account, no sync, and no upload, so the client works fully offline against local history.[1]

• Eight documented install paths Installation runs through the Microsoft Store, Homebrew, an apt repository, AUR, Nix, AppImage, a macOS disk image, or GitHub releases.[1]

Who will love it

• Developers working in very large repositories: the Rust client is tuned for Chromium-scale history where slower clients stall.[1]

• Teams wanting a local-first desktop client: repositories never leave the machine, and the core edition is free for commercial use.[1][2]

• Maintainers resolving complex merges: the assisted three-way tool plus drag-and-drop rebase cover the conflict-heavy parts of branch work.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

• Teams needing a settled tool: at v0.2.6 the software is early and changing fast, so anyone who cannot track frequent releases fits a mature client better.[1]

• Shops needing paid support or identity controls: there is no account surface for SSO to attach to, and support runs through community channels rather than a support plan.[1]

• Users wanting hosted Git with a web front end: GitComet is a local desktop client with no cloud edition, so forge-hosted collaboration needs something else.[1]

Alternatives and compatibility