Alternatives

Products that do what Gitlint – linting your Git commit messages does

1. 1GF
   Git–fiddle – Edit commit messages, author and timestamps during rebase▲60

   2016 · github.com

2. 2GA
   GitCop – Automated Commit Message Validation for GitHub Pull Requests▲55

   2014 · gitcop.com

3. 3GA
   Gitin – a minimal commit/branch/workdir explorer for Git▲107

   2019 · github.com

4. 4AS
   A syntax highlighter for Git and diff output, written in Rust▲261

   2020 · github.com

5. 5CP
   CLI plain-text notes & bookmarks with Git, sync, encryption, and more▲240

   2020 · github.com

6. 6AC
   A chat client built on git▲81

   2016 · github.com

7. 7WM
   Write more good git commit messages with English prose linting▲6

   2014 · github.com

8. 8GR
   Git-Retext▲33

   2020 · blog.aloni.org

9. 9DA
   Dotmesh – A git-like CLI for application states▲107

   2018 · dotmesh.com

10. 10
    GitusAI▲71

    AI Powered Commit Messages

    Nov 2025

11. 11CI
    Communicate important updates to your team via Git commit messages▲9

    2021 · github.com

12. 12GA
    Gita – a CLI tool to manage multiple Git repos▲79

    2019 · github.com

13. 13RE
    Rebase-editor, a simple CLI app specifically for Git interactive rebase▲62

    2017 · github.com

14. 14GG
    git-gud - A (really really) simple Git commit checker▲18

    2018 · github.com

15. 15FK
    FixCache – keep track of bug-prone files from Git commit history▲40

    2020 · github.com

16. 16TB
    Terminal based Git interactive rebase editor written in Rust▲17

    2018 · github.com

17. 17IM
    I made CommitSearch, a GitHub commit message search tool▲8

    2011 · commitsearch.com

18. 18IM
    I made a CLI that makes it easier to manage multiple Git configs▲14

    2021 · github.com

19. 19GM
    GitJournal – Mobile First Markdown Notes Integrated with Git▲19

    2020 · gitjournal.io

20. 20AF
    A faster implementation of Git status▲15

    2019 · github.com

21. 21CE
    Chrome extension that shows GitHub pull requests for commit▲13

    2016 · github.com

22. 22BA
    Built a Git ext. in Rust that tracks which AI wrote each line of code▲7

    Jun 2026 · autter.dev

23. 23CG
    Commitdog – Git on steroids CLI (pure Go, ~3MB binary)▲5

    Mar 2026 · aysdog.com

24. 24CC
    Code Change Filters for Git with Bitbucket, GitHub and GitLab Support▲6

    2016 · gitsense.com

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