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gitui for Mac

Blazing fast terminal-ui for git written in rust

Quick answer: gitui is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install gitui. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 330 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What gitui is

gitui is a developer tool for macOS: blazing fast terminal-ui for git written in rust.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/gitui-org/gitui.

How to install gitui

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install gitui.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install gitui on Mac?

Run brew install gitui in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is gitui open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does gitui run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is gitui?

It was installed 330 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1917 in this catalogue.

What version of gitui is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.28.1.