Zeeho Git Graph for Visual Studio Code
An independent MIT-licensed Git history, commit details, and inline blame extension.
Why this fork
The upstream graph is excellent for exploring repository history, but its editor-tab layout competes
with the code you are actively reading. Moving that same table into a narrow side bar without
redesigning it would only trade one problem for clipped columns, horizontal scrolling, and crowded
details.
Zeeho Git Graph has a different product goal: keep the code as the primary surface while Git
history remains visible beside it. It also connects historical commits to the work in progress, so
you can move from a commit, to its changed files, to a diff, or from selected source lines to their
last author without leaving the current coding context.
What changed
| Original limitation |
Zeeho Git Graph change |
Result |
| The graph occupies an editor tab |
Replaced the WebviewPanel flow with a WebviewViewProvider registered in the Activity Bar |
Code and repository history stay visible at the same time |
| A side bar has very little width |
Rebuilt the graph and details as a compact vertical layout with responsive 720, 520, and 420 px breakpoints |
Commits, refs, and changed files remain usable in narrow views |
| Changed files are hard to scan |
Added neutral paths, status-coloured file names, C# badges, independent scrolling, and direct diff opening |
Added, modified, deleted, and renamed files are immediately distinguishable |
| Full-file blame creates visual noise |
Shows author and date only for selected lines, including multi-line and multi-cursor selections |
Blame appears on demand without covering the editor |
| Working-tree changes feel disconnected |
Added an uncommitted-changes graph row and an optional HEAD-to-working-tree automatic diff |
Commit history and current work form one continuous workflow |
| A derivative needs a clear identity |
Renamed the extension and namespace, added independent release metadata, and preserved upstream MIT notices |
The fork can be maintained and released independently and transparently |
Project origin
Zeeho Git Graph is an independent derivative of
asispts/neo-git-graph, distributed under the MIT
License. That project derives from the last MIT-licensed commit,
4af8583,
of mhutchie/vscode-git-graph.
The original copyright notices and MIT permission notice are preserved in LICENSE.
Zeeho Git Graph is not affiliated with or endorsed by either upstream project.
Features
- Activity Bar view: Keep the graph in the VS Code side bar instead of an editor tab.
- Compact commit graph: Responsive layout designed for narrow side bars.
- Commit details pane: Select a commit to inspect its metadata and changed files below the graph.
- Changed-file presentation: Status colours, full paths, C# badges, and direct diff opening.
- Selected-line blame: Show the last author and date only for selected lines, including multiple cursors.
- Uncommitted changes: Display working-tree changes in the graph.
- Optional dirty-file diff: Automatically open a HEAD-to-working-tree comparison for changed files.
- Branch, tag, and commit actions: Common Git operations are available from the graph.
- Multi-repository support: Discover and switch between repositories in one workspace.
- Localization: English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Installation
Install Zeeho Git Graph from the VS Code Marketplace,
or build and install a VSIX locally:
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run package
pnpm dlx @vscode/vsce package --no-dependencies --out zeeho-git-graph-dev.vsix
code --install-extension zeeho-git-graph-dev.vsix --force
Configuration
All settings use the zeeho-git-graph prefix.
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
zeeho-git-graph.dateFormat |
"Date & Time" |
Date format used by the graph and inline blame |
zeeho-git-graph.dateType |
"Author Date" |
Author or commit date |
zeeho-git-graph.fetchAvatars |
false |
Fetch commit avatars from external services |
zeeho-git-graph.graphColours |
12 colours |
Colours used by graph lanes |
zeeho-git-graph.graphStyle |
"rounded" |
Rounded or angular graph lines |
zeeho-git-graph.initialLoadCommits |
300 |
Initial commit count |
zeeho-git-graph.inlineBlame.enabled |
true |
Show blame for selected editor lines |
zeeho-git-graph.inlineBlame.maxLines |
3000 |
Maximum file size for inline blame |
zeeho-git-graph.autoOpenDirtyFileDiff |
false |
Open a diff when a changed file becomes active |
zeeho-git-graph.maxDepthOfRepoSearch |
0 |
Repository discovery depth |
zeeho-git-graph.showCurrentBranchByDefault |
false |
Show only the current branch by default |
zeeho-git-graph.showStatusBarItem |
true |
Show the status bar entry |
zeeho-git-graph.showUncommittedChanges |
true |
Include working-tree changes |
Development
pnpm run format
pnpm run lint
pnpm run typecheck
pnpm run test
pnpm run test:ext
See RELEASING.md for the repository and release checklist.
Contributing and support
Use gerhardtEyes/zeeho-git-graph for issues and
pull requests.
License
MIT. See LICENSE and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
