Visual Git

A desktop application for visualizing Git internals. See how commits, trees, blobs, branches, and tags are connected in your repository.

Download

Download the latest version for your platform:

Platform	Download
Windows (x64)	visualgit-win-x64.exe
macOS (ARM)	visualgit-mac-arm64.dmg
Linux (amd64)	visualgit-linux-amd64.deb

See all releases: GitHub Releases

Features

• Visualize git object graph (commits, trees, blobs)
• View branch and tag relationships
• See HEAD position and remote branches
• Toggle visibility of trees, blobs, and tags
• Keyboard navigation for accessibility (WCAG 2 AA compliant)
• File watcher for live updates when repository changes

Project Structure

/
├── electron/    # Desktop application (Electron + TypeScript)
├── web/         # Website (Astro)
├── cli/         # Command line tool (C# .NET)
├── api/         # Backend API (C# .NET)
└── .github/     # CI/CD workflows

Development

Electron App

cd electron
npm install
npm run dev

Website

cd web
npm install
npm run dev

The website runs at http://localhost:4321.

CLI

cd cli
dotnet build

Testing

Accessibility Tests

cd electron
npm run test:a11y

Runs axe-core accessibility audit against the application.

Integration Tests

cd electron
npm run test:integration

Tests that opening a repository correctly renders the git graph visualization.

Accessibility

Visual Git includes keyboard navigation for the graph visualization:

• Arrow keys: Navigate between nodes
• Tab/Shift+Tab: Move between node type groups
• Home/End: Jump to first/last node
• Enter/Space: Select a node
• Escape: Clear focus

Screen readers announce node type and name via ARIA live regions.

License

MIT