VS Code extension supercharges Git within the IDE
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GitLens is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to supercharge Git functionality for developers. It aims to improve code understanding, collaboration, and review processes by providing rich Git insights directly within the IDE. The extension offers both a free Community edition with core features and a paid Pro edition with advanced workflows and integrations.
How It Works
GitLens integrates deeply with VS Code to offer features like inline blame annotations, hover information, and CodeLens, which display authorship details and recent changes directly alongside code. It provides interactive visualizations such as a Commit Graph for exploring repository history and managing commits, and tools like Revision Navigation for tracking file evolution. The extension also facilitates PR reviews and team collaboration through features like Launchpad and Cloud Patches.
Quick Start & Requirements
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Maintenance & Community
Maintained by GitKraken. Community support is available via GitHub Discussions. Contributions are welcomed via the CONTRIBUTING guide.
Licensing & Compatibility
The repository contains both MIT-licensed files and files under LICENSE.plus
(for features in the "plus" directory). The MIT license generally permits commercial use and linking with closed-source projects.
Limitations & Caveats
Some advanced features, particularly those related to PR management, commit graphs, worktrees, and certain AI capabilities, are exclusive to GitLens Pro and may require a paid subscription or a GitKraken account. Preview features may transition to Pro.
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