r/git is a subreddit with 119k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses git, looking, tool, github, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review git gui.
Popular Themes in r/git
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best github alternatives for self-hosting projects?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "GitHub account was suspended without any warning"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Need help with moving a commit out of main"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built Innesta, a native Git client for macOS (Looking for feedbacks)"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "i need 10 stars on a github repo everyday, i can pay 20 rs per stardo you know someone who can do this work?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/git
#1
Git
: "Git-hooks-ext, semantic branch and tag events for Git hooks"
54 posts
#2
Looking
39 posts
#3
Tool
37 posts
#4
Github
: "Github silently deleted my private monorepo without warning, email, or audit log. Check your local backups."
11 posts
#5
Annoying
9 posts
#6
Struggling
8 posts
#7
Built
: "I Built Innesta, a native Git client for macOS"
8 posts
#8
Git Client
: "I built Innesta, a native Git Client for macOS"
3 posts
#9
Commit
3 posts
#10
Git History Cleanup
: "I’ve been building a focused GUI for Git History Cleanup — it has grown quite a bit"
2 posts
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
support
: "How do you actually learn git properly after three years of add commit push and praying?"
12 posts
#2
tutorial
: "Thoughts on this Microsoft Learn introduction to Git training path"
6 posts
#3
github only
: "docs.github.com/api/article/body?pathname=/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/displaying-verification-statuses-for-all-of-your-commits"
5 posts
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Yearly
+25k members(26.3%)
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Last updated: September 20, 2026