magit/magit
It's Magit! A Git Porcelain inside Emacs. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 28.5
- age_days: 5962
- days_rel: 33
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 19
Adoption not part of the score
7211 stars · 878 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Magit is a complete text-based Git interface implemented as an Emacs package, often called a Git porcelain. It makes every piece of displayed Git information actionable via mnemonic key presses, covering nearly all daily version control tasks from within Emacs.
Use cases
- manage git commits, branches, and rebases from inside emacs
- stage and commit hunks interactively
- view git log and diff in a text ui
- learn git commands by seeing what magit runs
- replace git command line and gui clients with an emacs workflow
When to choose
- you use Emacs as your editor and want deep Git integration
- you want a faster, more complete Git interface than GUI clients
- you perform advanced Git operations like interactive rebasing regularly
When to avoid
- you don't use Emacs and don't want to learn it
- you prefer graphical Git clients with point-and-click interfaces
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
version-control developer-tools terminal-ui version-control developer-tools text-editors editor-plugin cross-platform git-client emacs-package porcelain emacs-lisp command-line emacs
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/magit/magit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5f3fcaef81f6
- homepage: https://magit.vc · fetched 2026-08-29 · d6548cf0d3c1
- site_page: https://docs.magit.vc · fetched 2026-08-29 · e7c826bd6fc3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| magit/magit | main | 98 |
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