A modern and convenient Git client.
Branch, merge, checkout, stage, all by dragging and dropping or hitting a hotkey.
The goal of this project is to make a Git client that looks great and allows performing all the daily tasks of version control with a simplified flow. Git's complexity is abstracted away, but all of its power is still there. So you get a streamlined experience where any action can be performed right away with a gesture, a hotkey, or a few clicks, with all the necessary information displayed at all times on a single screen.
Don't want to type? Everything can be done with a drag-and-drop gesture.
Like using the keyboard? Hotkeys and command palettes allow you to go through the workflow without having to reach for the mouse.
Here are a few:
Stage or unstage a file
Or all of them at once
Amend that last commit if you made a mistake
Drag old branches that are lying around to the recycling bin
Open context menus for a more detailed list of all actions available
Or use keyboard shortcuts to go faster
Check your changes with the integrated word-level diff viewer, complete with syntax highlighting for all languages (including unmerged conflicts)
Download the latest release for your platform from the Releases page. Installers are provided for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
The app includes a built-in auto-updater, so future updates install automatically once you're on a release build.
Git must be installed and available on the PATH as the git command. Version 2.51.0 or later is recommended.
If you'd rather build it yourself, you can use the just command just build. Building requires Node.js, Rust, and the Tauri prerequisites for your OS.
Linux builds also use Docker to run inside a container and avoid cross-platform issues.
After the build, you'll find the compiled binaries in the src-tauri/target/release/bundle directory.
There's also a convenience command for Arch users that uses the binaries produced by the build and installs the app: just build-aur.
Dragit is built with Tauri v2. A React/TypeScript frontend runs in a WebView, while a Rust backend handles all Git logic, file watching, and OS integration.
| Layer | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Desktop shell | Tauri v2 |
| Frontend | TypeScript, React 19.2 |
| Backend | Rust |
| Git backend | Git CLI |
| Diff engine | imara-diff |
| Serialization | Borsh |
| File watcher | notify |
| Build tool | Vite |
| Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 |
| Virtualization | TanStack Virtual |
| Client state | Zustand, TanStack Query |
| Drag and drop | dnd-kit |
| Syntax highlighting | starry-night |
| UI primitives | Ariakit |
| Toasts | Sonner |
| Linter / formatter | Biome |
There's always things to improve:
- Replace
CmdGitwith a native Rust Git backend (removes the systemgitdependency) - Highlight changed file sections in the diff scrollbar
- Compare arbitrary refspecs side-by-side
- Show merge unions between branches
- Clone and open a repository from a URL
- Animations
- Allow layout adjustments
- Manage remote tags
- Resolve individual diff hunks directly in the diff viewer