# unhappychoice/gitlogue

A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story.

Repository: https://github.com/unhappychoice/gitlogue
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitlogue
Language: Rust
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli-tool, code-animation, developer-tools, git, git-history, git-visualization, productivity, ratatui, rust, screensaver, syntax-highlighting, terminal, tree-sitter, tui, cli, commit-history, terminal-app, terminal-based, terminal-screensaver, visualization
Last push: 2026-08-26T04:38:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 21
- inputs: {"age_days": 298, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 39, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4937, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:02.731009+00:00)

## What it is
gitlogue is a terminal-based tool that replays Git commit history as cinematic typing animations with syntax highlighting and file tree transitions. It doubles as a Git history screensaver and a visual diff viewer for working tree changes.

## Use cases
- visualize git commit history as an animation in the terminal
- use a terminal screensaver that replays code changes
- watch how a file evolved commit by commit
- preview staged and unstaged changes visually before committing
- demo code evolution during presentations
- explore a repository's history with syntax-highlighted diffs

## When to choose
- you want a visually engaging way to review or present Git history
- you need a terminal screensaver for developer workspaces
- you want tree-sitter syntax highlighting across many languages while replaying commits

## When to avoid
- you need programmatic Git history analysis or metrics rather than visualization
- you need a GUI-based Git client
- you only need standard diff output without animation

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, developer-tools, terminal-ui, cli
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, windows, rust
- tags: git, git-history, screensaver, animation, tree-sitter, syntax-highlighting, tui, commit-replay, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- unhappychoice/gitlogue (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.731009+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 2026-08-29T18:17:57.110232+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/unhappychoice/gitlogue (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.731009+00:00, sha c7cab76fb6f8)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/gitlogue (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:31.327348+00:00, sha 99b6a86f46f3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.