GitLanes Install

The graph, the merge, the commit. Nothing else.

GitLanes is a small, fast, free git GUI for macOS, Windows and Linux. It does the parts of git that are better with a picture and leaves the rest to your terminal.

Built on GPUI, the GPU-accelerated UI framework behind the Zed editor. Designed to be fast.

Download for macOS Apple Silicon Download for Windows Intel/AMD · x64 Install on Linux One command · x86_64

Free. No account, no sign-in, no trial.

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GitLanes showing a commit graph with several branch lanes, the branch sidebar, and the staging panel

Everything you open a git GUI for

And none of the dashboards, boards, sign-in screens, or subscriptions that came with the last one.

Commit graph

Every branch in its own coloured lane, so you can see what diverged, what merged, and where you are.

Act from the graph

Merge, cherry-pick, and check out straight from a commit or branch. Create, push, and delete tags the same way.

Staging and commit

Review diffs, stage what you mean to, and commit. Stash the rest and bring it back later.

Remotes and worktrees

Add and edit remotes, and manage worktrees, without looking up the flags again.

It runs your git

Every write shells out to the git binary. Hooks, commit signing, credential helpers, and merge drivers behave exactly as they do on the command line.

Built on GPUI, like Zed

Written in Rust on GPUI, the same UI framework that powers the Zed editor. Every frame is drawn on the GPU and the app is designed to be fast. No browser inside.

Install

The buttons always get the latest release. After that, GitLanes updates itself.

macOS (Apple Silicon)

  1. Open the download and drag GitLanes to Applications.
  2. Open GitLanes. macOS says it can't verify the app: click Done.
  3. In System Settings → Privacy & Security, click Open Anyway. Only needed once.

Or skip steps 2 and 3 in a terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/GitLanes.app

Windows (x64)

  1. Run the installer. It installs for your user and adds GitLanes to the Start menu. No admin rights needed.
  2. If Windows says it protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway. Only needed once.
  3. You need Windows 10 or 11 and Git for Windows.

Linux (x86_64)

  1. Run this in a terminal. It installs for your user in ~/.local and adds GitLanes to your app menu. No root needed.
  2. You need git and a Vulkan-capable GPU driver.
curl -fsSL https://gitlanes.com/install.sh | sh
Other ways to install on Linux

Debian, Ubuntu: the .deb package.

sudo apt install ./gitlanes-*-linux-x86_64.deb

Fedora: the .rpm package.

sudo dnf install ./gitlanes-*-linux-x86_64.rpm

Packages live in /usr, so their updates ask for your password. There's also a plain binary.