Gitui org by gitui-org
Blazing fast terminal-ui for git written in rust
About Gitui org
From the project's README at github.com/gitui-org/gitui. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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GitUI provides you with the comfort of a git GUI but right in your terminal Table of Contents
1. Features 2. Motivation 3. Benchmarks 4. Roadmap 5. Limitations 6. Installation 7. Build 8. FAQs 9. Diagnostics 10. Color Theme 11. Key Bindings 12. Sponsoring 13. Inspiration 14. Contributing 15. [Contributors]
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 22k | github.com/gitui-org/gitui |
| GitHub forks | 716 | github.com/gitui-org/gitui |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 3.2k | gitui |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.3 years | since Mar 2020 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 67 | last: 3 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Gitui org?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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