GitLane

An interactive commit graph for VS Code — a rich, interactive Git history in the bottom panel with filters, per-commit diffs, right-click git actions, and an editor blame column that jumps back to the graph.

Features

Commit graph

• Colored commit graph with branch/merge lanes, rendered in the GitLane panel (bottom panel).
• Columns: graph, commit subject (with branch/tag badges), author, date, short hash.
• Lazy paging — load more history on demand, plus a Refresh button.

Filters & search

• Branch, User, and Date dropdowns (with a custom date-range dialog).
• The current git user is shown as “me” and pinned to the top of the User list.
• Path filter.
• Search box — press Enter to filter the list by message, author, hash, or branch.

Commit details & diffs

• Select a commit to see its metadata and changed-file tree.
• Click a file to open its diff; double-click to open it non-preview.

Right-click commit actions

Right-click a commit for a context menu of git operations:

• Navigation: Copy Revision, Go to Parent, Go to Child.
• Branches / tags: Checkout, New Branch here, New Tag here, Delete Branch, Delete Tag.
• Write: Cherry-Pick, Revert, Reset (soft/mixed/hard), Merge, Rebase, Push.

Destructive operations ask for confirmation and show the exact git command before running. Failures surface git’s own message; nothing is hidden.

Git blame in the editor

• Toggle a per-line blame column (date · author) via the line-number gutter right-click menu, the GitLane: Toggle File Blame Annotations command, or Alt+B.
• Each commit gets its own subtle colored band, so lines group by commit at a glance.
• Click a blame line to reveal that commit in the GitLane panel — it selects and scrolls to it, loading more history if needed.

Usage

1. Open the GitLane panel from the bottom panel (or run GitLane: Open Graph).
2. Browse, filter, and search history; select commits to inspect diffs.
3. Right-click a commit for git actions.
4. In any tracked file, press Alt+B (or right-click the line-number gutter) to toggle blame; click a line to jump to its commit in the graph.

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.90.0.
• git available on your PATH, and a git repository open in the workspace.

Notes

• Operates on a single repository (the one discovered in the workspace).
• Blame reads the file’s committed history; unsaved edits clear the annotations to avoid drift.

License

MIT © Ihor Mishev