r/git is a subreddit with 122k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses git, looking, tool, annoying, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review git gui.
Popular Themes in r/git
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I missed GitKraken's graph and conflict screen, so I brought them into a git TUI: gitoui"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "GitHub suspended my 6-year-old account with no email or reason. Anyone dealt with this?"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "I built git-guardian for branch naming, commit formats, and local secret scanning. Looking for feedback."
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "I built a GIT alternative where your repo is public but .env and private folders stay private"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Linus Torvalds built git in days out of spite"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/git
#1
Git
: "Question: Git stash --> Git pull --> Git stash pop"
57 posts
#2
Looking
39 posts
#3
Tool
37 posts
#4
Annoying
9 posts
#5
Struggling
8 posts
#6
Github
: "I built a self-hosted tool that keeps your Github traffic/release stats forever (Github only keeps 14 days)"
6 posts
#7
Commit
3 posts
#8
Free
1 post
#9
Web
1 post
#10
Interface
1 post
Products Discussed in r/git
Git Gui
110 reviews
#1
Fork
4.5★ from 13 reviews
#2
Magit
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#3
Git Extensions
4.4★ from 9 reviews
Flair Used in r/git
#1
tutorial
: "I made an interactive walkthrough of the object model: blobs, trees, the .git/objects folder etc"
8 posts
#2
support
: "Question: git stash --> git pull --> git stash pop"
5 posts
#3
github only
: "Showcase: shadow – A Linux-native CoW workspace engine built in Rust for parallel AI-assisted kernel dev"
5 posts
#4
survey
: "what's a git trick that saved you from a massive headache?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/git
Yearly
+23k members(22.9%)
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Last updated: October 25, 2026