# Install ungit with Homebrew, Nix, scoop Easiest way to use Git. On any platform. Anywhere. Version 1.5.30 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ungit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ungit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ungit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/un/ungit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/ungit ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ungit.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ungit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5.30 - **Source summary:** Easiest way to use Git. On any platform. Anywhere - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - 0ungit-credentials-helper (cli) - ungit (cli) - 0ungit-credentials-helper (alias) - ungit (alias) ## Dependencies - node ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.5.30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit - Upstream latest detected: v1.5.30 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ungit is a Node.js-based visual Git client that runs a local web UI. Its README describes the goal as making Git easier to use on any platform while keeping Git's distributed-version-control flexibility. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in May 2013, during a period when web-based developer tools were becoming common but Git's command-line learning curve still created space for visual clients. ungit's project identity has remained focused on a browser UI launched from the command line. The README emphasizes portability: ungit runs wherever Node.js and Git run, and because it is web-based it can run on a cloud or shell-only machine while the UI is opened from a browser. ### Adoption history The official install path is `npm install -g ungit`, and the supplied package facts also show Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop packaging. That mix places ungit in both the JavaScript global-tool ecosystem and the cross-platform package-manager ecosystem. Repository metadata shows substantial interest for a Git UI, with more than ten thousand GitHub stars. The README also points to prebuilt Electron packages, indicating that the project served users who wanted either a CLI-launched browser app or a desktop-like package. ### How it is used A user starts ungit by running `ungit` in a working directory; the tool launches a local server and opens the UI in a browser. The README also documents a home-directory `.ungitrc` JSON configuration file and command-line overrides such as setting the port. The tool is used for visualizing and operating on Git repositories rather than replacing Git storage. The README mentions GitHub support and a Gerrit integration plugin, which fits teams that wanted a friendlier UI around existing hosted Git workflows. ### Why package nerds care ungit is package-interesting because it is a global developer CLI, a local web application, and a Git frontend at the same time. Packaging it means coordinating Node.js, npm semantics, and the external `git` executable. For package users, the appeal is low-friction onboarding: install one package, run one command, and get a browser UI for Git. For maintainers, the versioned Node.js and Git requirements in the README are the key moving parts. ### Timeline - 2013: GitHub repository created. - Current README: Installation documented through global npm, with prebuilt Electron packages also available. - 2026: Repository metadata shows active maintenance and more than ten thousand GitHub stars. ### Related projects - Git is the underlying version-control system that ungit wraps. - The README links an ungit-gerrit plugin for Gerrit integration. - The README mentions GitHub workflow support. ### Sources - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.ungitrc - Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.ungitrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ungit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ungit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/un/ungit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - extras/ungit: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ungit.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [lab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [lazygit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lazygit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [czg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/czg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, nodejs, version-control. - [dura](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dura/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [gcli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, version-control. - [aicommit2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommit2/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. - [aicommits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aicommits/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. - [git-mob](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-mob/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ungit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ungit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph