GitLens Features

Features that supercharge Git in VS Code​

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Blame Annotations For Every Line

At the end of every line of code, GitLens exposes the author of the last commit, how long ago the commit was made, and other detailed blame information. The status bar blame shows similar information. Hovering over these annotations will reveal much more details about the commit history for each line.
GitLens Line Blame Annotations
CodeLens annotations in GitLens

View Git Authorship Via CodeLens

At the top of each file and at the beginning of each block of code, GitLens exposes the most recent commit and number of authors. It does this by leveraging CodeLens, one of the most powerful tools inside VS Code, which provides clickable links exposing commit details and allows you to select from a quick pick menu to compare, navigate and further explore each commit.

Easily Navigate Revision History

With just a click of a button, you can navigate backwards and forwards through any file’s history. Compare changes over time and see the revision history of the whole file or every individual line of code. Customizable and unobtrusive Git blame annotations are still shown on every line, telling you the author, date, and message for the last commit!

GitLens Revision Navigation
On-Demand File Annotations - Blame view

On-Demand File Annotations

See customizable file annotations in the editor’s status bar and in the gutter, the space beside the line number. Choose between:

  • Blame – showing the commit and author for each line.
  • Changes – highlighting any local, unpublished, changes or lines changed by the most recent commit.
  • Heatmap – to show how recently lines were changed relative to all the other changes in the file.
I have never seen such an amazing plugin for @code as GitLens. You NEED to try this. NOW.
Scott Hanselman
Scott Hanselman@shanselman
I just started using @gitlens and I'm in tears:pleading_face:...it's so beautiful. I embrace git commands but what instantly jumped at me is that I can manage my stashes with ease now. Thanks @eamodio
Bruno Elo
Bruno Elo@BrunoElo
It's "such a great thing to have all that context. The longer I can keep that context I need, the less I jump back and forth between different tools, and get distracted”-- @LaunchDarkly's Dan O'Brien on @gitlens
Joab Jackson
Joab Jackson@Joab_Jackson
GitLens is the only and best way to work with Git in VSCode.
Nick Bull
Nick Bull@nickbulljs
Gitlens. Can't imagine my life without it.
Productive coder
Productive coder@productivecodr
Wow, GitLens interactive rebase for @code is mind blowing 🤯 ✅ Clear UI to understand what will happen ✅ Keyboard shortcuts so it's fast ✅ Fallback on regular text if needed
Nicolas Carlo
Nicolas Carlo @nicoespeon
GitLens is great! Love seeing commit history for the current line I'm on - helps me feel more empathetic to those who wrote the code I'm currently reading!
Brendan Zabarauskas
Brendan Zabarauskas@brendanzab
Introduce something like gitlens (VScode) into your IDE, so you can see commit messages inline, on a line by line basis, and suddenly the value of small frequent commits to Git become incredibly valuable for code context.
Rob Baillie
Rob Baillie@BobaliciousBob
Love it. Allows me to code faster and more efficiently with a knowledge of the file history I'd otherwise have to meet with enumerable people in order to glean. Made by a passionate developer who readily responds to issues.
Megan Rogge
Megan Rogge@MeganRogge_
A must have extension for every Git project! It makes lots of tasks much easier, e.g. merging branches, managing stashes, tracking down the reason for certain code changes, etc. - Thanks!
Georg Wittberger
Georg Wittberger

Side Bar Views

GitLens adds many side bar views like Commits view, File History, Branches, Remotes, Stashes, Tags, Contributors, and the Search & Compare view, to provide additional rich functionality. The default layout of these views can be quickly customized to show all the views together on the Source Control side bar or on the GitLens side bar.

GitLens Views

Git Repository Host Integrations ​

GitLens provides rich integrations with many remote providers, including GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, GitLab, Gitea, Gerrit, Bitbucket, Bitbucket Server, Azure DevOps and custom servers. Quickly gain insights from pull requests and issues without leaving your codebase. 

All Git repository host integrations provide issue and pull request auto-linking, while advanced integrations (e.g. GitHub) provide more detailed hover information, plus the ability to associate pull requests with branches/commits, and avatars. 

Install GitLens for Free in VS Code

GitLens is the leading Git extension for developers looking to leverage the full power of Git. It provides insightful, and contextual repository details that help millions of developers go further, faster.
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Git Command Palette

This powerful tool provides guided, step-by-step access to many common Git commands, as well as quick access to commits (history and search), stashes, and status (current branch and working tree).

GitLens Git Command Palette

Interactive Rebase Editor

A user-friendly editor to easily configure an interactive rebase session. Simply drag & drop to reorder commits and select which ones you want to edit, squash, or drop.

Terminal Links

Using ctrl+click on autolinks in the integrated terminal will quickly jump to more details for commits, branches, tags, and more.

Use GitLens for Free​

With over 10 million installs and 70 million downloads, GitLens is the most popular Git extension for Visual Studio Code. Gain valuable insights into code authorship and unlock powerful Git features.
Install GitLens for VS Code - It's Free!
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