# jonas/tig

Text-mode interface for git

Repository: https://github.com/jonas/tig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tig
Homepage: https://jonas.github.io/tig/
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: git, c, ncurses, tui
Last push: 2026-07-27T23:00:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 56, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6394, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": 81, "gap_med": 222, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13318, forks 660 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.100380+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, version-control, terminal-ui
- domain: version-control, developer-tools
- platform: bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: git, tui, ncurses, repository-browser, pager, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jonas/tig (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.100380+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 2026-08-29T17:13:22.345195+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://jonas.github.io/tig/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:23.232905+00:00, sha 3157a24ef487)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.