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I've been retired from emacs for several years now but I'm still looking for a magit replacement that is independent of my editor. Vscode's magit extension is r

I've been retired from emacs for several years now but I'm still looking for a magit replacement that is independent of my editor. Vscode's magit extension is really good but i split my time between IntelliJ and vscode. Anyone know of something like this?

cmrdporcupine 5mo ago
https://github.com/altsem/gitu https://github.com/altsem/gitu
- throw567643u8 5mo ago
  It doesn't have the (any?) diffing capabilities of magit, so it's not usable for me yet.
  - cmrdporcupine 5mo ago
    FWIW the lem editor (basically emacs in common lisp) has its own version of magit, called legit. https://github.com/lem-project/lem/blob/main/extensions/legit/README.md https://github.com/lem-project/lem/blob/main/extensions/legi... But I guess if you're leaving GNU emacs, you're probably not eager to jump into another emacsen.
    - throw567643u8 5mo ago
      Thanks, I left due to rsi from the chords.
      - cmrdporcupine 5mo ago
        I mean, both have the ability to do modal or CUA combinations instead.
        throw567643u8 5mo ago
        I know, I tried modal emacs for a while there.
tptacek 5mo ago
Lazygit is the closest thing I've seen; it's what I use on remote hosts when TRAMP-ing into Magit would be too painful.
- throw567643u8 5mo ago
  lazygit is too slow for me.
sirn 5mo ago
When I still used Git, I used to have a minimized `magit-init.el` that essentially did: (setq user-emacs-directory (format "~/.emacs.d/magit/%s/" emacs-version)) (setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el")) (setq make-backup-files nil) (setq auto-save-default nil) (setq create-lockfiles nil) (setq inhibit-startup-screen t) (setq initial-scratch-message nil) (require 'magit) (defun setup-standalone-magit () (magit-project-status) (delete-other-windows)) (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'setup-standalone-magit) And a small wrapper (`~/.local/bin/magit`): #!/bin/sh if [ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree)" = "true" ]; then exec emacs -nw -q --no-splash -l "/path/to/magit-init.el" fi It worked well for me because I can reuse all my keybindings (evil + leader keys with `general`) and my workflow is fully in the terminal. (I have since moved on to Jujutsu, and `jjui` is filling this gap for me right now, but it's not quite a magit-for-jj).
jasaldivara 5mo ago
If you are on Linux/Gnome, try out Stage: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.aganzha.Stage https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.aganzha.Stage
rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 5mo ago
>i split my time between IntelliJ and vscode The IntelliJ git client is my favorite by far, I am curious what do you not like about it?
- Pay08 5mo ago
  Honestly, magit is just a masterclass in UI design. It makes most everything incredibly easy to do while still giving you the ability to tweak things if you need to.
- mattdeboard 5mo ago
  It's not that i don't like it. It's that I've got 10-15 years (i think) of muscle memory with magit
WolfeReader 5mo ago
I was a loyal magit user for a decade. Now I use jujutsu from the command line. It's actually really nice.
throw567643u8 5mo ago
I've never found a decent magit replacement since leaving emacs over to vim. There is a Vim attempt at a magit clone, but it is buggy as hell.

cmrdporcupine 5mo ago

https://github.com/altsem/gitu https://github.com/altsem/gitu

throw567643u8 5mo ago
It doesn't have the (any?) diffing capabilities of magit, so it's not usable for me yet.
- cmrdporcupine 5mo ago
  FWIW the lem editor (basically emacs in common lisp) has its own version of magit, called legit. https://github.com/lem-project/lem/blob/main/extensions/legit/README.md https://github.com/lem-project/lem/blob/main/extensions/legi... But I guess if you're leaving GNU emacs, you're probably not eager to jump into another emacsen.
  - throw567643u8 5mo ago
    Thanks, I left due to rsi from the chords.
    - cmrdporcupine 5mo ago
      I mean, both have the ability to do modal or CUA combinations instead.
      - throw567643u8 5mo ago
        I know, I tried modal emacs for a while there.

tptacek 5mo ago

Lazygit is the closest thing I've seen; it's what I use on remote hosts when TRAMP-ing into Magit would be too painful.

throw567643u8 5mo ago
lazygit is too slow for me.

sirn 5mo ago

When I still used Git, I used to have a minimized `magit-init.el` that essentially did: (setq user-emacs-directory (format "~/.emacs.d/magit/%s/" emacs-version)) (setq custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el")) (setq make-backup-files nil) (setq auto-save-default nil) (setq create-lockfiles nil) (setq inhibit-startup-screen t) (setq initial-scratch-message nil) (require 'magit) (defun setup-standalone-magit () (magit-project-status) (delete-other-windows)) (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'setup-standalone-magit) And a small wrapper (`~/.local/bin/magit`): #!/bin/sh if [ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree)" = "true" ]; then exec emacs -nw -q --no-splash -l "/path/to/magit-init.el" fi It worked well for me because I can reuse all my keybindings (evil + leader keys with `general`) and my workflow is fully in the terminal. (I have since moved on to Jujutsu, and `jjui` is filling this gap for me right now, but it's not quite a magit-for-jj).

jasaldivara 5mo ago

If you are on Linux/Gnome, try out Stage: https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.aganzha.Stage https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.aganzha.Stage

rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 5mo ago

>i split my time between IntelliJ and vscode The IntelliJ git client is my favorite by far, I am curious what do you not like about it?

Pay08 5mo ago
Honestly, magit is just a masterclass in UI design. It makes most everything incredibly easy to do while still giving you the ability to tweak things if you need to.
mattdeboard 5mo ago
It's not that i don't like it. It's that I've got 10-15 years (i think) of muscle memory with magit

WolfeReader 5mo ago

I was a loyal magit user for a decade. Now I use jujutsu from the command line. It's actually really nice.

throw567643u8 5mo ago

I've never found a decent magit replacement since leaving emacs over to vim. There is a Vim attempt at a magit clone, but it is buggy as hell.