# git-cola/git-cola

git-cola: The highly caffeinated Git GUI

Repository: https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-cola
Homepage: https://git-cola.gitlab.io/
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: git-cola, python, git, gui, pyqt5, vcs, git-addons, visualization, osx, linux, windows, cross-platform-gui, qt5, qtpy, rebase, editor, diff, debian, pyqt6, qt6
Last push: 2026-08-21T21:59:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6658, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 52, "gap_med": 39.0, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2565, forks 479 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.147921+00:00)

## What it is
Git Cola is a powerful, slick graphical user interface for Git built with Python and PyQt/PySide via QtPy. It includes a main commit/staging GUI and a separate Git DAG history visualizer, and runs cross-platform on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

## Use cases
- visual git gui for staging and committing
- view git commit history as a DAG graph
- interactive rebase with a gui
- review diffs before committing
- cross-platform git client for linux mac windows

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, fast native Git GUI that runs from source
- you need a visual DAG history browser alongside staging tools
- you prefer free open-source GPL tooling across Linux, macOS, and Windows

## When to avoid
- you need a fully integrated IDE experience rather than a dedicated Git tool
- you only work via the command line or scripts
- you cannot install Python and PyQt/PySide dependencies

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, version-control, developer-tools, editor
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: git-gui, pyqt, qt, dag-visualization, diff-viewer, rebase, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- git-cola/git-cola (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.147921+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:25.143092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git-cola/git-cola (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.147921+00:00, sha 927f7416a646)
  - homepage: https://git-cola.gitlab.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:05:54.962859+00:00, sha 5ac2b42d459a)
  - site_page: https://git-cola.gitlab.io/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:05:54.970696+00:00, sha 65703b52998d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.