Add collapsible local and remote branch groups to the branch
visibility dialog, including toggle buttons and selection counts.
Introduce comprehensive dialog styling and responsive rules to match
the app UI. Opening the dialog now defaults to local open and remote
closed for faster access.
- Add CSS for branch-filter dialog layout, theming, and responsiveness
- Implement group toggles with chevrons and visible selected counts
- Default to local group open and remote group closed on dialog open
Introduce an appearance preference with modern, classic, and custom
modes and a persisted custom theme palette. Add helpers to load,
persist, and apply appearance and custom colors, and wire them into the
app settings lifecycle. Implement a comprehensive light theme and
appearance presets using CSS variables so custom palettes are applied
consistently across the UI, and include appearance in analytics when
settings are saved.
- Persist and apply appearance and custom color palette to :root
- Add muted light theme plus classic/modern presets and custom mapping
- Include appearance and customTheme in settings save and analytics payload
Update the dark theme tokens and UI surfaces to improve legibility
and clarify interactive boundaries across the app. Controls such as
buttons, inputs, and focus outlines were standardized and simplified
to reduce visual noise while preserving hierarchy.
- Overhaul color tokens and surface backgrounds for consistent tones
- Simplify primary button treatment and adjust focus/outline behavior
- Add targeted dark-mode rules to separate chrome (tabs, toolbars)
Bump version to 2026.8.6 across packaging, app config, and docs.
The change aligns binaries, config files, and changelog with the new release.
A new 2026.8.6 entry is added to the changelog and the UI surfaces release notes.
- Aligns version across packaging, app config, and UI
- Adds 2026.8.6 changelog entry and release notes in UI
- Prepares release by updating docs and build metadata
The change adds a safer LFS activation flow that ensures a
root .gitattributes file is not hidden by ignore rules and
activates local LFS filters. It also merges patterns from the
repository attributes with those reported by Git LFS to avoid
duplicates and inaccuracies.
- Adds a retry path for large LFS uploads by forcing HTTP/1.1
during pushes when an HTTP 413 error is returned.
Adds startup clone support with a new clone request type and parsing.
It wires a CLI and IPC pathway to forward a clone to a running app.
UI and docs were updated to reflect startup clone behavior.
- Introduce StartupCloneRequest and argument parsing.
- Wire IPC to pass clone requests and clone on startup.
- UI updated to queue clone requests and trigger clone.
The changes introduce server-side commands to manage gitignore
rules and to untrack paths without deleting local files.
A new GitIgnoreKind enum and helper functions normalize targets
and build proper ignore patterns, and UI code was wired to use
these commands.
- add_to_gitignore command and related helpers
- untrack_paths command to remove paths from the index
- UI wiring to expose ignore and untrack actions in explorer
These changes update the docs to reflect the redesigned context menu.
HelpOverlay copy in EN/DE notes the separation of name, path, and count.
The changelog now records the context menu improvements in both languages.
- Update HelpOverlay translations to describe the redesigned context menu
- Extend changelog to mention the context menu improvements
- Align UI text with the new context menu design
The stash push feature now supports limiting the stash to
selected files via an optional paths parameter.
The UI passes file paths to stash_push and adds a
per-file context menu for scoped stash operations.
- Extend stash API to accept optional paths for scoped stashes
- Implement per-file stash actions via a status panel context menu
- Update tests and docs to reflect scoped stash behavior
This release bumps version numbers to 2026.8.5 across all
manifests and docs and includes UI refinements. The
status panel now uses lucide folder icons for tree view
and folders, replacing the previous icons and CSS.
- Replace the tree view icon with lucide FolderTree in status panel
- Use Folder and FolderOpen icons for expanded/collapsed folders
- Bump version to 2026.8.5 in all manifests and changelog
The body:
Introduces a tree view for the status panel in addition to the
existing list view. A new toggle allows switching between modes.
It builds a hierarchical tree of folders and files from changed
paths and renders both unstaged and staged sections with
collapsible folders and indentation.
Adds responsive styling so the view switch condenses to icons on
narrow screens and includes styles for folders, chevrons, and
folder counts.
- Build and sort a tree structure from file paths.
- Render folders and files with indentation in tree view.
- Add responsive styling and a view switch for status changes.
The status panel now uses a grid-based layout with a flow divider
between unstaged and staged sections and clearer headers. Icons
were swapped to arrows for stage/unstage actions, and labels were
updated to show Working tree and Next commit for clarity.
- Replace action icons with arrows to indicate staging
- Redesign lanes and headers for a compact, responsive UI
- Add a divider and contextual labels for unstaged and staged sections
Adds Git LFS support to the backend API and related UI.
The app now exposes commands to inspect, install, track and pull.
A sidecar git-lfs binary is bundled and a prep script is added.
This prepares the correct binary for each target platform.
- Expose Git LFS status and management commands in API
- Bundle and prepare a sidecar git-lfs binary for targets
- Update packaging, docs, and README with LFS notes
Introduce a square UI language by resetting border-radius on
controls and surfaces to create consistent square corners app-wide.
Add explicit exceptions to preserve circular markers and keep
branch-flag shapes so avatars, dots, and graph connections remain
recognizable. Remove a few unnecessary !important modifiers to
simplify overrides.
- Reset border-radius globally for elements and pseudo-elements.
- Preserve circular avatars, graph dots, and similar markers.
- Keep curved branch flag shapes and targeted corner rules.
Increase the compact reference overflow to 20px and slightly raise its
mono font to improve legibility and vertical alignment. Add explicit
square sizing and an aspect-ratio for the repo tab close control so
its icon and layout remain consistent across breakpoints and overrides.
Use !important on the size rules to ensure they take precedence.
- bump .compact-ref-overflow height and font-size for alignment
- add fixed sizing and aspect-ratio for repo tab close button
The app now supports opening a repository at startup by
reading a --repo argument and passing the path to the UI.
A new startup repository state is managed in the backend and
exposed via a tauri command and event, enabling the frontend
to auto-open the repository when ready. The UI adds a small
startup flow with retry handling to ensure the path is
consumed once available.
- Reads --repo or --repo=PATH and resolves relative paths
- Signals UI to open startup repo via open-startup-repository
- Frontend retries opening the repo until it succeeds
Update release workflow to detect and attach the native Arch package.
Switch the binary AUR recipe to repackage the .pkg.tar.zst. Adjust
checksums and packaging steps so the output carries only the native
payload without bundling upstream package metadata.
- Attach the native .pkg.tar.zst to Gitea releases.
- Rework binary AUR recipe to extract usr from the native package.
- Update README to document using the native Arch package.
The app builder workflow now includes fuse2 among Arch packages.
This provides FUSE support in the build environment for tools and
mounts used during builds and tests. It prevents failures caused by
a missing FUSE runtime.
- Add fuse2 to ARCH_PACKAGES to satisfy FUSE-dependent tooling
Replace unauthenticated artifact lookup with an authenticated Gitea
release API call that fetches release JSON and asset metadata.
Require a Gitea token (with optional fallback), use it to locate the
AppImage asset in the release JSON, extract its name and download URL,
and download the file with an Authorization header.
Fail early when no token is present and verify the downloaded asset
checksum to ensure integrity; this enables access to protected releases
and improves asset selection robustness.
- Enforce token presence and use Authorization header for API calls.
- Parse release JSON to select .appimage asset and determine filename.
- Remove dependency on unauthenticated artifact base URL lookup.
Add a CI step that finds the built Arch binary and attaches it
to the matching Gitea release using the repository API. The step
validates that the package was created, requires a Gitea token,
and skips upload if the asset already exists to avoid duplicates.
- Export artifact path to the environment and validate its presence
- Query the release to obtain its ID and upload the asset if missing
Add support for authenticated deletion of remote branches and folders.
The backend adds a batch delete command that queries the remote,
performs an atomic push --delete when possible with a fallback, and
prunes stale tracking refs; it accepts optional credentials. The
frontend and JS API integrate credential handling and prompt users when
authentication is required.
- New batch deletion command with optional username/password for auth.
- Uses ls-remote to scope deletions, tries --atomic then falls back.
- Frontend updates: credential dialog/action, pendingRemoteDelete state.
Add a context-menu action to delete all branches in a folder at once.
Top-level remote folders are protected and the currently checked-out branch
is preserved. The BranchPanel API now includes folder depth to prevent
accidental bulk-deletes and summarizes individual failures after processing.
UI polish and localization were applied, and the package/version metadata,
changelog, and help overlay were updated for the 2026.8.4 release.
- Bulk delete with top-level remote protection and failure summaries.
- BranchPanel now tracks folder depth and disables unsafe context menus.
- Version bump, changelog/help overlay updates, and UI/localization tweaks.
Add German labels to compare select options and refine styles.
Group names and the current marker are localized for German.
Style tweaks adjust spacing, weights, and muted colors for better
readability and visual consistency.
- Localize option groups and current marker to German.
- Refine dialog typography, spacing, and muted color tokens.
Add ability to delete all branches in a folder from the UI. Add a
handler to batch-delete local or remote branches and refresh views.
- Batch deletion handles remote and local branches and reports failures.
- Folder context menu receives branches and disables delete if needed.
- Track folder deletion attempts and failures via telemetry.
Improve sizing and interaction of the repository tab close button. The
control now has a consistent 24px circular hit area. Hover and
focus-visible states use a subtle accent color for clarity. Icon size
is reduced to better center the glyph inside the control.
- Make the close button a 24px circular, grid-centered element.
- Add focus-visible and hover color with a subtle accent background.
- Reduce the close icon to 11px to improve visual balance.
Pass the application language into compare dialogs and add German
translations so titles, buttons and helper text render appropriately.
Refactor dialog markup to introduce a compact header with a GitCompare
icon, show changed-file counts, and surface contextual help and warnings.
Adjust and extend CSS for spacing, layout and responsive behavior.
- Pass app language into compare components and derive isGerman flag
- Replace icons and restructure headers; add counts, help and warnings
- Update styles for sizing, spacing, responsive rules and new classes
Introduce a reusable SelectMenu component and replace native select
controls across the UI. This centralizes select behavior and styling,
enabling grouped options, placeholders, and a consistent popup
interaction. Add comprehensive CSS and light-theme tweaks, and update
rebase action styling to integrate the new control.
- Add a unified SelectMenu component and wire change handlers.
- Implement .select-menu styles, popup behavior, and theme overrides.
- Replace ad-hoc native selects in dialogs and rebase UI for consistency.
Allow remote branch renames to be performed with optional credentials so
operations against protected remotes succeed when authentication is needed.
The backend accepts username/password and uses an authenticated push path
when provided, while the frontend prompts for and reuses stored credentials.
- Add optional username/password to rename RPC and use authenticated push
- Wire UI to queue rename, open credential dialog, and execute rename
- Extend credential dialog and handling to include the rename action
This update enhances the context menu for branches and tags by
ensuring it fits within the viewport, preventing overflow and
improving usability. Additionally, the styling of the branch
context menu has been adjusted for better visibility and
interaction.
- Added dynamic positioning for context menus to avoid overflow
- Updated CSS for branch context menu to improve layout and usability
- Simplified context menu opening logic for better performance
This update introduces documentation for the Git Notes feature, which
allows users to attach additional context to commits without altering
the commit history. The new section includes detailed steps, commands,
and notes on how to effectively use Git Notes within the application.
- Added German and English documentation for Git Notes
- Included commands for viewing and managing commit notes
- Explained how to fetch and push Git Notes to remote repositories
This update enhances the publishing workflow by introducing a new
prebuilt AppImage package for Gitty, allowing users to install
the application without needing to compile from source. The
workflow now includes steps to generate and publish the binary
AUR package alongside the standard source package.
- Introduced PKGBUILD-bin for the prebuilt AppImage
- Updated workflow to handle both source and binary package publishing
- Enhanced README to guide users on installing the new package
Removes the rounded corners on the commit-body by setting border-radius to 0.
This makes the component use a flat edge and aligns with the design system.
- Remove dependency on ui radius variable for commit-body
This change adds a background path for fetching commit notes per repo
and a shared cache to avoid duplicate work. When notes are fetched
and the active repo is visible, history is refreshed to reflect
notes without blocking user actions.
- Adds per-path backgroundCommitNotesFetches cache to debounce fetches
- Integrates note fetch into the background tick and refresh flow
- Handles credential errors and shutdown gracefully during fetches
This change adds Git notes support to the history UI.
Commits now carry a has_note flag which triggers a note indicator.
Notes can be previewed on hover and loaded on demand,
then the history can be refreshed after edits.
- Adds has_note support on commits and parses from logs.
- Renders a note indicator in history rows with a hover preview.
- Triggers history refresh after note-related actions.
Introduces a credential mode for stored credentials and wire it to
per-remote URL resolution and operation flows. The UI, storage, and
remote interactions now track and persist the mode, enabling token
based auth alongside username/password credentials.
- Remote URL resolution now considers direction (pull/push) and mode
- Credential dialog, saving, and keychain handling updated to pass and
respect the mode
- Unique askpass scripts generated per invocation to avoid clashes
Adds a new window capability to allow destroying the window.
It also changes shutdown handling in telemetry to avoid errors.
- Add core:window:allow-destroy to default capabilities
- Avoid shutdown errors by returning a pending promise in tracedInvoke
- Improve stability during shutdown for in-flight telemetry calls
The credential expiry feature has been removed from both the Rust
backend and the frontend. Stored credentials now include only
username and password.
- Remove expiresAt field from StoredCredential
- Simplify API by removing expiry param from credSave
- Drop expiry UI and expiry checks across the app
The changes simplify how branch status is shown in HistoryPanel.
The remoteName helper and the check icon were removed.
Status is composed inline with the label for local and remote branches.
CSS tweaks wrap content and adjust widths for better responsiveness.
- Remove remoteName helper and Check icon from HistoryPanel
- Inline status text for local/remote branches and avoid icons
- Improve graph layout: wrap refs and constrain widths on hover
This release adds upstream tracking for branches and a local-only
indicator in the UI.
The Git integration now exposes upstreams and supports publish flows.
This enables publishing and remote-tracking configuration.
- Introduces upstream tracking and local-only branch UI markers
- Updates toolbar to reflect publish-local state and status indicators
- Bumps version to 2026.8.3 and updates changelog
Adds a new command to rename remote branches and update tracking refs.
Renaming remote refs is performed atomically using a single push.
The push creates the new remote ref and deletes the old if it succeeds.
The frontend now invokes remote-rename when needed and shows labels.
- Atomic remote rename via push with create/ref and delete
- Frontend supports remote branch renames from the branch panel
- Compare UI now shows labels for remote refs in results
Refines history panel visuals and layout, including min width handling.
Removes the old branch visibility select in favor of a dialog button.
It also adds a graph connector to show primary branches.
Adds branch chips, icons, and hover effects to commits for clarity.
- History panel visuals and min width updated to improve layout.
- Removed branch visibility select; added dialog to customize branches.
- Branch chips and graph connectors enhanced with icons and hover effects.
Adds branch visibility modes to the history panel and remote branches.
A data model supports commits and refs including local and remote.
UI tweaks add compact ref chips and a new details panel.
- Implement focus/local/all/custom modes for branch visibility
- Introduce CommitBranchDecoration and CommitRefSummary types
- Wire remote branches and ahead/behind data to UI
Adds a helper that forces selected tools to launch in a new window
instead of reusing the current one. This is applied to code editors,
diff/merge, and terminal launches, aligning behavior across platforms.
Presets and defaults are updated to pass new-window or equivalent flags,
and tests verify the new behavior for common tools.
- Update code editors to always use a new window when opened
- Normalize launch flags for Windows terminals and diff tools
- Add tests covering new-window behavior for common tools
Adds a new external tools subsystem to detect and launch
diff and editor tools across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
It exposes data models for tools, commands, and results to the UI
and serializes them for consumption by the app.
- Implement cross-platform discovery of editors and diff tools
- Expose serialized results to the UI for user selection
- Centralize per-OS known tool lists and overrides
Introduce a global command palette for quick access to common repository
actions, branches, files, and commits. Wire it into the main shell so it
can open settings, help, and other dialogs while keeping keyboard access
consistent.
Also add commit selection state to the history view so the active commit
is highlighted and brought into view when chosen from either the palette
or the history panel.
This update modifies several Git command functions to be asynchronous,
improving the responsiveness of the application. By utilizing async
runtime, operations that involve I/O or long-running tasks can now run
without blocking the main thread, enhancing user experience.
- Converted multiple Git command functions to async
- Introduced a helper function to handle async tasks with error management
- Improved overall performance and responsiveness of Git operations
This update introduces a structured shutdown process for the application. It ensures that background tasks are properly terminated and telemetry is notified when the frontend is shutting down, preventing any ongoing operations from continuing during this state.
- Added event listeners to manage app shutdown events
- Implemented a shutdown handler to clear timers and notify telemetry
- Updated background task checks to respect the shutdown state
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