I Built a Git GUI That Actually Shows You What Git Is Doing

Abdelatty Badwy — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:32:33 +0000

I've always felt that most Git GUIs make Git easier to use, but not necessarily easier to understand.

You click Merge, Rebase, Reset, or Pull, something happens, and you're left wondering what Git actually did.

That's why I started building GitRoot.

GitRoot is an open-source Git GUI built with Rust, Tauri, and React.

The main idea is simple: don't hide Git behind buttons.

Before running an operation, GitRoot tries to explain what is going to happen and shows the actual Git command behind it.

For example, instead of just clicking "Merge", you can see whether Git expects a fast-forward, a clean merge, or a conflict.

I'm also trying to keep the project useful for people who are still learning Git, while still being useful for developers who already use Git every day.

The project is now open source and I'm looking for people who want to try it, report bugs, suggest features, or contribute.

GitHub:
https://github.com/abdelattybadwy16/GitRoot

Windows and Linux builds are currently available, with macOS coming soon.

If you use Git regularly, I'd love to know:

What's one thing you wish Git GUIs explained better?

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):

Also just opened a Discord: https://discord.gg/nHcyRdeG3

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.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1vrn19u/i_built_a_git_gui_that_explains_what_every_button/

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I Built a Git GUI That Actually Shows You What Git Is Doing

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