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GitButler in the Terminal

GitButler introduces a terminal-based interface that eliminates the need to switch between the editor and its desktop app for managing virtual branches, commits, and AI-generated messages, streamlining the Git workflow for developers.

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It’s 11 PM on a Friday night, you open the terminal, type mkdir

, git init

, and dive into the code. Two hours later, the editor is full of tabs, you have half a dozen modified files, and that voice in your head says: “this deserves some organized commits.”

If you use GitButler, this whole process involves multiple Cmd+Tab switches to GitButler Desktop. Create a virtual branch. Go back to the editor. Write more code. Cmd+Tab

back. Move files between branches. Commit. Generate an AI message. Cmd+Tab

to the editor. And again. And again.

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