# lazygit

93 Hacker News commenters recommended lazygit and 16 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 12 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 4 years (4 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A keyboard-driven terminal UI for git that makes staging individual lines and editing patches fast, with keymaps shown on screen so it is easy to learn.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, streamlined git workflow (4 comments): "It honestly makes working with git so easy and fast that I would say it's the ideal way to interact with git." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581336)) "Lazygit is incredibly capable for everything (including this). I don't touch the git cli anymore." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48637400)) "Makes for the most fluid, streamlined git experience ever if you primarily live in the terminal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45881542))
- Easy line and file staging (3 comments): "Lazygit[0] is ideal for quickly selecting files or lines you want to include in your commit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49577681)) "I use lazygit when I want to stage specific lines rather than an entire file." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45879936)) "I primarily use lazygit for diff/patch editing as I'm preparing PRs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46876884))
- Visible keymaps, easy to learn (3 comments): "I don't need to remember much because all the keymaps are shown in the UI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697323)) "I found the barrier to entry way lower with lazygit than with vscode." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45887094)) "it's a bit easier to discover and use (e.g. you don't need a mouse)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45898294))
- Magit-like feel in terminal (3 comments): "I tried lazygit recently and it evoked the same feeling I had when trying Magit for the first time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585677)) "I was a big fan of a good keyboard-driven git TUI like magit, neogit, lazygit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880047)) "it is definitly the gold standard for full git management in the terminal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46874518))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [jjui](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jjui.md): 22 recommend
- [tig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tig.md): 16 recommend
- [Ziggity](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ziggity.md): 8 recommend
- [Gitframes](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitframes.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

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