# GitButler in the Terminal

> Source: <https://www.lucasaguiar.xyz/posts/gitbutler-terminal-cli-tui-2026/>
> Published: 2026-07-05 13:00:00+00:00

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.