About
GitLens is a free, open-source extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) that supercharges Git, providing a comprehensive set of features to help developers better understand code. It is designed to be highly customizable, allowing users to tailor its functionality to meet their specific needs. GitLens is particularly useful for developers who want to gain insights into the history and evolution of a codebase.
Details
Some of the key features of GitLens include:
- Unobtrusive current line blame annotations
- Authorship CodeLens showing recent commits and authors
- Effortless revision navigation
- Status bar blame annotations
- On-demand file annotations (blame, changes, heatmap)
- Rich Side Bar views for commits, repositories, file history, and more
- Git Command Palette for guided access to Git commands
- Interactive rebase editor
- Remote provider integrations (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Issue and pull request auto-linking
- Rich hover information for linked issues and pull requests
GitLens is a powerful and feature-rich extension for VS Code that helps developers understand code better by providing insights into its history and evolution. With its high customizability and extensive set of features, Git
