GitGress is a VS Code / Cursor extension for browsing Git history as a
multi-lane commit graph (including merge forks), loading older commits with
infinite scroll, inspecting files changed by a selected commit, and opening
diffs against that commit's parent.
Screenshots
Install
Extension marketplace
VS Code: search for GitGress (dybai.gitgress) in the Extensions view,
or install from the Visual Studio Marketplace once published.
Open VSX / Cursor: search for GitGress or install from Open VSX once published.
In VS Code or Cursor, run Extensions: Install from VSIX… and select the file.
Requirements
VS Code-compatible editor with engines.vscode^1.85.0 (VS Code or Cursor)
Git 2.24 or newer on your PATH
An open workspace that contains at least one Git repository (the workspace
root does not need to be a repo; nested .git directories and paths listed
in .gitmodules are discovered automatically)
Features
Multi-repository discovery with cached index, background rescan, and manual
Select Repository when more than one repo is available
Multi-lane SVG commit graph with merge topology
Infinite-scroll history pagination
Commit hover overlay (no avatar) that stays aligned while scrolling
Files view for the selected commit (list / tree / auto layout)
Parent-commit diffs from the Files view
Keyboard selection navigation in Commits (Arrow, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown)
Usage
Open a folder or multi-root workspace that contains one or more Git
repositories.
Select GitGress in the Activity Bar.
When several repos are indexed, use Select Repository on the Commits view
title (or run GitGress: Select Repository from the Command Palette) to
choose which repo to browse. Your manual choice is remembered for the
workspace; switching editors may follow the active file’s repo unless you
picked a repo yourself (sticky selection).
Use the Commits view to browse history; hover a row for details; click to
select. While repositories are being rescanned, a thin indeterminate bar may
appear at the top of Commits (no status text).
Inspect changed paths in Files; double-click a path (or use Open Diff) for
the parent diff.
Use the view title actions to switch branch or refresh. Refresh reloads the
current repo and branch but does not change which repository is selected.
Files view notes
Layout cycles Auto → List → Tree → Auto and persists per workspace
(gitgress.files.layout).
Auto uses a flat list when there are five or fewer changed paths, otherwise a tree.
Single click selects a row; double-click opens the parent-commit diff.
Open File opens the workspace working-tree file (disabled for deletions).
