VisualJJ
Ranked 3 of 3 version control extensions by recommenders
People recommend it as a Jujutsu workspace manager in Visual Studio Code that works with any AI agent. Critics point to paid early access and some workspace problems.
People recommend it as a Jujutsu workspace manager in Visual Studio Code that works with any AI agent. Critics point to paid early access and some workspace problems.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Popular, well-regarded Jujutsu workspace manager
“visualJJ is the best worktree/workspace manager that no one is talking about”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Baton – A desktop app for developing with AI agents” “VisualJJ and Jujutsu Kaizen are probably the two most popular”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “Jujutsu Megamerges for Fun and Profit”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Paid early access or subscription
“does sit well to monetize _mostly_ off the core benefits of an open source application?”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “VisualJJ – Jujutsu in Visual Studio Code” “10$ per month early access? I would prefer a one off price for an offline mode”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “VisualJJ – Jujutsu in Visual Studio Code”
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The two most recommended other version control extensions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 version control extensions, rankedWhat people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“independent from specific agent. You can run Codex, Claude or anything else”
“VisualJJ and Jujutsu Kaizen are probably the two most popular”
“visualJJ is the best worktree/workspace manager that no one is talking about”
“Doesn’t seem to properly support workspaces”
“10$ per month early access? I would prefer a one off price for an offline mode”
“it was easier to remove jjk than try to debug it all”
“I ran out of disk space and had to turn that behavior off.”
“does sit well to monetize _mostly_ off the core benefits of an open source application?”
“It does look nice, I'll give it a go.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.