# altsem/gitu

A TUI Git client inspired by Magit

Repository: https://github.com/altsem/gitu
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitu
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, git, magit, standalone, tui
Last push: 2026-08-22T02:45:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 70
- inputs: {"age_days": 984, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 53, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2892, forks 161 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.494178+00:00)

## What it is
Gitu is a terminal user interface (TUI) Git client written in Rust, inspired by Emacs' Magit. It provides keyboard-driven Git porcelain features like staging, committing, rebasing, and stashing outside of Emacs.

## Use cases
- manage git repos from the terminal with a magit-like interface
- stage and unstage files, hunks, and lines interactively
- perform interactive rebases and autosquash from a TUI
- commit, amend, and fixup without leaving the terminal
- a standalone magit alternative for vim users
- browse commit logs and show diffs in the terminal

## When to choose
- you love Magit but don't use Emacs
- you want a fast, keyboard-driven terminal Git client
- you prefer Vim-like keybinds for Git workflows

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical Git client with mouse support
- you only need simple git commands and prefer plain git CLI
- you require features not yet implemented in Gitu

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, version-control, terminal-ui, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: git, tui, magit-inspired, rust, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- altsem/gitu (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.494178+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 2026-08-29T18:48:16.253231+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/altsem/gitu (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.494178+00:00, sha 93b68d20587e)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/gitu (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:20.480930+00:00, sha 88b4fdee0bdb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.