I built a git GUI that explains what every button actually does, not just makes them easier to click

Abdelatty Badwy — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:09:23 +0000

You still don't know what actually happened.

So We built GitRoot.

Same idea, one difference: every button tells you what it actually did, in plain language, plus the exact Git command it ran underneath.

Click something that could lose work (a hard reset, a force push), and it stops and shows you exactly what you'd lose before anything runs.

Made a short video showing it in action

Early beta coming soon. Windows and Linux builds are up now (macOS is on its way):

That's where every update is going to land first, and it's also where I'll be announcing when the source goes open.

So if either of those matters to you, that's the place to be.

DEV Community: Abdelatty Badwy