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jonas/tig

Text-mode interface for git observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jonas/tig · homepage · C · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

82/100

  • Activity 94
  • Release rhythm 56
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_readme

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: 222
  • age_days: 6394
  • days_rel: 81
  • days_push: 37
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

13318 stars · 660 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for Git, functioning mainly as a Git repository browser. It also assists in staging changes for commit at chunk level and acts as a pager for output from various Git commands.

Use cases

  • browse git repository history in the terminal
  • stage changes for commit at chunk level
  • use as a pager for git command output
  • view commit diffs and logs in a TUI
  • navigate branches and refs without leaving the terminal

When to choose

  • you want a fast keyboard-driven git interface in the terminal
  • you need to review history and stage hunks without a GUI
  • you work over SSH on remote servers

When to avoid

  • you prefer a full graphical git client
  • you need git features not exposed by Tig's interface

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

developer-tools version-control terminal-ui version-control developer-tools bsd cli cross-platform git tui ncurses repository-browser pager command-line linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
jonas/tigmain82

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="jonas/tig")

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