I built a TUI that dissolves Git branches away in Thanos style

Name: I built a TUI that dissolves Git branches away in Thanos style
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Author: armen99

by armen99·Mar 14, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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Thanos particle effects for git branch deletion — fun novelty, not essential.

Strengths

•Protects main/master/develop/staging branches by default with safety checks
•Backup creation saves deleted branch SHAs for easy restoration
•Rust implementation with Vim navigation and fuzzy search in TUI

Weaknesses

•Git branch cleanup is solved by git-clean, git-flow, and built-in commands
•Particle animation is novelty without solving real pain points

Post Description

I am Armen.

I built deadbranch - a Rust CLI/TUI for safely cleaning stale git branches. Uses ratatui for the TUI.

Main feature in v0.3.0: when you delete branches, they dissolve in a Thanos-style particle effect (Flash -> Dissolve -> Settle). Branch deletions run in a background thread so the UI stays responsive.

Why a TUI for this? It is safer by default (only deletes merged branches, protects main/master/dev/stage), lets you preview deletions, has fuzzy search/vim navigation and has fun UI features.

Repository: https://github.com/armgabrielyan/deadbranch

Would appreciate feedback!