GitLens has over 200000 installations and is a popular Git extension for Visual Studio Code. It provides valuable insights into code creation and unleashes all the features of Git in VS Code.

Maintaining focus is crucial. Any additional time spent on context switching or lack of context may interrupt your process. That's why we built GitLens - the ultimate tool to make Git work for you. With GitLens, you can focus on the most important changes, easily track code creation, and minimize context switching.

1. Inline blame comments and code shots

Inline code annotations can help you better understand how code is changed and by whom.

1. File Comments

Switch the on-demand annotations of the entire file to view rich blame details, an overview of recent changes, and a heatmap of recently changed lines.

1. Revise navigation

Easily drill through the history of files and understand how code evolves over time.

1. Blame in the status bar

Check who changed the current route and when it was in a remote location.

1. Git Command Panel

An easy-to-use bootstrapped method for accessing and running many common Git commands.

1. Rich submission search

Search and explore submission history by message, author, file, and specific changes.

Coding is a team sport. Early and frequent collaboration using rich relevant contexts is crucial for avoiding delays and delivering high-quality code with almost no need for rework. GitLens provides you with a clear view of team work and progress, enabling you to make better decisions when working together on code.

1. Inline blame comments and code shots

See at a glance who made the latest changes to help you find the people you want to collaborate with.

1. Participant View

View each contributor and explore detailed information about their contributions.

1. Submit the image ✨

View the ongoing work of the team and understand their relationships through visualizations of branches and submissions. Understand the features of GitLens+.

1. Work Tree ✨

When viewing pull requests, avoid interrupting ongoing work. Just create a new work tree without affecting your other ongoing work. Understand the features of GitLens+.

1. Git Host Integration

Obtain more context from relevant issues and pull requests for more effective collaboration.

1. LiveShare Integration

Quickly view status and connect to team members to initiate real-time collaborative LiveShare sessions.

Don't make changes in the dark. Let GitLens help clarify the hidden knowledge in the repository and visualize the impact of Git operations, enabling you to make safer and wiser choices.

1. Submit the image ✨

Easily visualize and track all ongoing work. Seamlessly interact with Git directly through a fully functional context menu. Understand the features of GitLens+.

1. Visual File History ✨

Quickly identify the changes that have the greatest impact on the file and who made the changes. Understand the features of GitLens+.

1. Interactive Variable Base Editor

Utilize the powerful functionality of interactive transformation without emphasizing grammar or order. Easy drag and drop to reorder submissions or configure submissions for editing, compressing, or deleting.

1. Sidebar View

A set of views used to visualize, explore, and manage many aspects of a Git repository, including commits, file history, branches, remote, storage, tagging, participants, and more.

1. Rich comparisons

Compare between visual branches, tags, submissions, etc.

1. Submit detailed information

Quickly view information about submitting authors, submission IDs, links to related issues and pull requests, changed files, and more.

Context switching can reduce work efficiency. GitLens not only reveals knowledge hidden in the repository, but also extracts other contexts from questions and pull requests, providing you with rich information and insights at your fingertips.

1. Git hosting integration

Use other contexts from topics and pull requests to enrich many aspects of GitLens without leaving the IDE.

1. Automatic linking

Easily link to external references such as Jira transactions or Zendesk tickets from submitted messages.

1. GitHub Enterprise & GitLab Self-Managed

Provide avatars for the submitting author, provide more detailed information for automatic linking issues and pull requests, and view pull requests associated with the submission and branch.

1. LiveShare Integration

Quickly view status and connect to team members to initiate real-time collaborative LiveShare sessions.

1. Single sign on ✨

Simplify team account and license management. Understand the features of GitLens+.