Desktop app + IDE extension

Git Navigator

Available as a standalone desktop app or inside your favorite IDE.

Rebase, resolve conflicts, manage stacks and worktrees, inspect files and diffs, and use AI-assisted commit workflows in Git Navigator Desktop or the editor extension for VS Code, Cursor, and other compatible IDEs.

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Why Git Navigator?

Git Navigator desktop file explorer
Git Navigator desktop diff view Git Navigator desktop file edit overlay Git Navigator desktop path search Git Navigator desktop content search
Browse files, inspect diffs, search content, and edit safely.

Files explorer for Desktop

Browse worktree-aware file trees, search paths and content, inspect file, diff, conflict, and blame views, then edit files with stale-write protection.

Interactive commit graph with branch and tag labels.

Focused commit graph

See branches, tags, favorites, and history at a glance with a clean, readable graph.

Drag commits to rebase visually.

Drag-and-drop rebase

Reorder commits visually and move a single branch or a full stack.

Stage, unstage, and split commits with precision.

Commit control

Split commits, stage line-by-line, amend, cherry-pick, or uncommit without CLI hops.

Use AI to plan split commits and draft commit messages.

AI-assisted commit workflows

Plan split commits and generate commit messages with your editor's language model.

Resolve conflicts with block-level actions.

Conflict resolution

Resolve conflicts with clear actions and block-level choices.

Create branches and tags directly from the graph.

Branches & tags

Create, favorite, fast-forward, and clean up branches and tags without leaving the graph.

Stack push overlay for safe stacked workflows.

Stack push overlay

Choose pull behavior from a dropdown, then push stacked branches with a clear preview.

Switch active worktrees without leaving the graph.

Worktree-aware workflow

See active worktree context and run Git actions against the correct checkout.

Create and delete linked worktrees with built-in safety checks.

Linked worktree management

Create, clean up, and manage linked worktrees directly from Git Navigator.

Optional PR/MR and CI status in the commit list.

Provider metadata

Surface PR/MR status and CI checks from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Gitea.

Expandable stash and reflog details with per-file diffs.

Stash & reflog details

Inspect stash entries and reflog history in more detail, then drill into per-file diffs without leaving the overlay.

Stack vs branch mode in Git Navigator
See the difference between stack and branch mode.

Stack vs branch mode

Compare stacked workflows with traditional branching, and learn when to use each mode.

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What's new

0.3.5 · 2026-06-04

  • Add a Files explorer activity with worktree groups, file status badges, and file, diff, conflict, and blame views
  • Add file search with automatic folder expansion for matching paths and git-grep content search
  • Add CodeMirror-powered file viewing and editing with optimistic concurrency checks
  • Replace inline file editing with a focused modal edit overlay
  • Reveal files in the Files activity with Cmd/Ctrl-click from uncommitted changes
  • Add multi-window support for working across multiple repositories
  • Add an empty-state clone flow for opening a repository from a fresh desktop window
  • Surface backend command failures through in-app toasts and show loading overlays during long-running Git operations
  • Add Git identity settings for viewing and editing `user.name`, `user.email`, and `remote.origin.url`
  • Add SSH key management in Settings
  • Add in-app SSH commit signing setup for both the desktop app and editor extension
  • Render commit bodies as Markdown in the info sidebar
  • Show force-delete confirmation when branch deletion fails
  • Set upstream automatically when pushing a branch without tracking
  • Forward file explorer responses correctly for secondary worktrees
  • Make rebase and cherry-pick continue work in the desktop app
  • Repair desktop commit split and stacked-branch rebase flows
  • Make drag-and-drop rebase work more reliably with a wider drop zone
  • Cascade stack-mode amend onto descendant branches in the desktop app
  • Silence background forge metadata refresh failures in the desktop app
  • Fix file explorer scroll, resize, submodule, syntax highlighting, and preview handling issues

0.3.4 · 2026-04-29

  • Tag management UI with remote state tracking
  • Open on Remote action for local branches
  • Fast-forward local main to origin/main after fetchAndRebase
  • Show push failure dialog for `commitAndPush`
  • Follow git semantics for branch safety check
  • Mark worktree branches with identical tips as safe to delete
  • Show push bar for new branches even when commits exist on remote
  • Use origin/main as stack base when ahead of local main

0.3.3 · 2026-04-15

  • Make stash and reflog rows fully clickable in the history overlays
  • Keep branch and tag dropdown menus accessible when commit details are expanded
  • Bundle Git with app builds and switch the desktop app to use the bundled Git backend instead of libgit2
  • Add a repository picker button in the app bar title area
  • Split bundled Git config into per-platform files for macOS and Windows releases
  • Prevent structured slogx logging from starting in production builds
  • Skip duplicate desktop poll refreshes after command-triggered refreshes

0.3.2 · 2026-04-08

  • Restore bundled webview assets in published VS Code packages

0.3.1 · 2026-04-08

  • Split the shared webview/runtime so the VS Code extension and desktop app can ship side by side
  • Normalize filesystem and worktree path handling more reliably across hosts
  • Initial release of Git Navigator Desktop for macOS and Windows
  • Expandable stash entries with per-file diff viewing in the stash overlay
  • Expandable reflog entries with commit metadata and diff viewing
  • Worktree-scoped history view in the stash overlay
  • Forge auth cards and GitHub device flow status in Settings
  • Better worktree status refresh behavior and path matching in VS Code
  • Overlay scrolling and keyboard handling in the shared webview shell
  • Split-commit routing and worktree panel scrolling in shared overlay layouts
  • Release cleanup and test hardening around the shared webview/runtime split

0.3.0 · 2026-03-18

  • AI commit message generation UI and settings
  • AI-powered split commit planning
  • VS Code language model integration for commit message workflows
  • Batched git commit fetching for faster commit parsing
  • Smarter hunk-level patch truncation with file prioritization for AI workflows
  • Split commit overlay status placement polish
  • Codex integration now uses JSONL output without temporary file handling
  • Correct line number offsets in remaining patches
  • Show files correctly for initial commits
  • Dedupe partial files when calculating uncommitted graph height
  • Refresh stash overlay after updates
  • Close stash overlay after pop
  • Restore stash overlay actions after reopen