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GitComet speedy Git GUI written in Rust end-to-end

GitComet speedy Git GUI written in Rust end-to-end

by Havunen·Mar 18, 2026·3 points·2 comments
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AI Analysis

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Opens Chromium repo in 1s while GitKraken takes 25 seconds on the same machine.

Strengths
  • •Concrete benchmarks showing 25x speedup over GitKraken on large repos
  • •Uses gix Rust library for native Git operations without shelling out
  • •Cross-platform with package manager installs via Homebrew and apt
Weaknesses
  • •Git GUI category is saturated with GitKraken, SourceTree, and GitHub Desktop
  • •Speed alone may not justify switching from established tools with deeper features
Target Audience

Developers working with large monorepos

Similar To

GitKraken · SourceTree · GitHub Desktop

Post Description

We are launching GitComet today!

It’s a fast, local-first, open-source Git client for Linux, macOS, and Windows. We started building it after running into the same problem over and over: Git tools felt fine on small projects, but got painful on large repos and big diffs.

Project main focus is speed:

It can open Chromium repository blazingly fast (in less than 1 second). It can diff 50mb file with syntax highlighting without lagging. Memory usage stays within few hundred MBs at all times. Its fast to pick up as user interface follows familiar tools like GitKraken, SourceTree and Github Desktop application

If you try it, We would love to hear feedback! Also if there are people who would like to contribute PR's are welcome.

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