# FredrikNoren/ungit

The easiest way to use git. On any platform. Anywhere.

Repository: https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ungit
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ungit, javascript, git, nodejs, ui
Last push: 2026-08-05T05:38:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4854, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": 183, "gap_med": 257.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10600, forks 648 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:42.514466+00:00)

## What it is
Ungit is a web-based graphical user interface for git that makes the version control system easier to understand and use. It runs as a Node.js server you launch from any repository, then interact with through a browser, and can also be installed as a prebuilt Electron app.

## Use cases
- visualize git branches and commit history in a gui
- learn git without memorizing command-line syntax
- manage git repositories from a browser on a remote server
- run a git ui on a cloud machine and access it locally
- perform git operations like committing, branching, and merging visually
- use a friendlier git interface alongside GitHub workflows

## When to choose
- you find git's command-line interface confusing or error-prone
- you want a browser-accessible git ui for remote or headless machines
- you need a cross-platform git gui that works anywhere Node.js runs
- you want to teach or demonstrate how git branching works visually

## When to avoid
- you prefer keyboard-driven terminal workflows like lazygit or vanilla git
- you need a fully offline desktop app without Node.js installed
- you require deep IDE-integrated git tooling rather than a standalone ui

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: version-control, gui, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: git, git-ui, web-based-ui, visual-git, browser-ui, nodejs, web-server, electron

## Member repositories
- FredrikNoren/ungit (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.514466+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 2026-08-29T17:18:29.630473+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:42.514466+00:00, sha 916464be0766)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.