# gitweb

6 Hacker News commenters recommended gitweb and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free web viewer for browsing Git repositories in a browser, recommended as a simple alternative to cgit, though setup needs some configuration.

## Why people recommend it

- Browse Git repositories in a browser (2 comments): "I think that's where gitweb becomes handy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337190)) "gitweb to view things in the browser" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47100898))

## What people warn about

- Configuration takes extra effort (1 comments): "I remember configuring it for the first time: any extra bit of configuration" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49333918))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Gitdot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitdot.md): 38 recommend
- [cgit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cgit.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "gitweb", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitweb/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).