Gitwig - Panel & UI Window Directory

July 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

This document lists and describes all the user interface panels, tabs, views, overlay pickers, inputs, and modal dialogs implemented in Gitwig, along with their available keyboard shortcuts.

1. Home Screen (Repository List View)

The primary dashboard shown when Gitwig starts up.

Repository List Panel: Displays cards for all configured/scanned repositories. Supports Standard, Compact, and Tile grid layouts.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / up : Move selection up
  - ↓ / j / down : Move selection down
  - PgUp / pageup : Jump one page up
  - PgDn / pagedown : Jump one page down
  - Home / home : Go to top of list
  - End / end : Go to bottom of list
  - Enter / → / right : Open repository details
  - Space : Toggle selection for batch actions
  - p : Toggle pin status of selected item
  - * : Toggle Starred / Favorite status of selected item
  - y : Yank absolute path to clipboard
  - / : Open fuzzy Jump-to-Repo picker
  - f : Enter repository list search query input mode
  - ctrl-f : Open global code search across all repositories
  - R : Refresh status of selected item manually
  - F : Bulk fetch all repositories concurrently
  - o : Cycle sorting criteria (Name, Path, Last Commit, Status)
  - O : Toggle reverse sorting
  - v : Cycle repository list layout (Normal/Compact/Tile)
  - a : Add a repository path manually
  - A : Bulk add subdirectories of a directory
  - i : Import / clone a remote repository
  - e : Edit selected repository entry
  - D : Delete selected repository entry
  - l : Edit custom labels of selected item
  - t : Open terminal shell in repository path
  - g : Launch preferred external Git GUI client
  - d : Open debug logs panel
  - V : Open about dialog
  - h : Show signs & symbols legend popup
  - u : Check for updates manually
  - s : Open settings view
  - ? : Toggle help overlay
  - ctrl-q : Quit Gitwig
Grouping Sidebar (Left): Visible when Show Grouping is enabled. Groups repositories into Recent, Starred, and custom Labels.
- Shortcuts:
  - ← / → : Toggle focus between sidebar groups and repository list
  - Space / Enter : Collapse / expand label groups (when focused on header)
Bottom Command/Status Bar: Reflects current keyboard context, active mode, background fetches, and CPU/memory statistics.

2. Repository Detail / Workspace View

Triggered by opening a repository.

Tab Selector Panel: Navigates between primary and advanced views.
- Shortcuts:
  - Esc / q / Q : Close details / Return to Home Screen
  - ? : Toggle detail view shortcut help overlay
  - w : Cycle focus forward through panels
  - W : Cycle focus backward through panels
  - Tab : Cycle tab forward
  - Shift+Tab / backtab : Cycle tab backward
  - R : Resync active tab details manually
  - 1 - 7 : Jump directly to Tabs 1-7 (or Tabs 8-11 in advanced group)
  - Z : Toggle Advanced Tab group (Worktrees, Submodules, Reflog, Forge)
  - O : Show repository Overview overlay

Main Workspace Tabs

Tab 0: Workspace (Commits History & Workspace Staging)

Commits List Panel (Left): Lists Git commit logs with authors, dates, and messages. Includes an "Uncommitted changes" virtual item at the very top.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K : Move selection up
  - ↓ / j / J : Move selection down
  - PgUp / PgDn : Scroll commit list
  - Home / End : Jump to top / bottom of list
  - Enter / → : Inspect selected commit (enters Commit Inspection Layout)
  - t / T : Create tag at selected commit
  - b / B : Create new branch at selected commit
  - y / Y : Yank selected commit hash
  - o / O : Checkout selected commit (detached HEAD)
  - v / V : Revert selected commit
  - p / P : Cherry-pick selected commit
  - i / I : Run interactive rebase from selected commit
  - s / S : Open stashing UI panel
  - c : Open Commit message dialog
  - C : Open Commit message dialog with Amend
  - / : Fuzzy search commits list
  - f : Open search column picker popup
  - l / L : Open full-screen Logs view
  - G : Load more commits
Commit Info Panel (Top Right): Metadata and descriptions of the selected commit.
Files List Panel (Bottom Right): List of changed files in the selected commit. Displays inline diff on selection.

Tab 1: Files Tab (Working Directory Browser)

File Tree Panel (Left): Lists all files in the current workspace directory.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K : Move selection up
  - ↓ / j / J : Move selection down
  - PgUp / PgDn : Scroll file list
  - Home / End : Jump to top / bottom of file tree
  - > / . : Expand folder in tree
  - < / , : Collapse folder in tree
  - b / B : Toggle git blame panel
  - n / N : Toggle line numbers in content viewer
  - e / o : Open selected file in default terminal editor
  - H : View commit history of the selected file
  - / : Launch fuzzy file search picker
File Content Viewer (Right): Displays code content of the selected file. Supports git blame when toggled.
- Shortcuts when focused:
  - ↑ / k / K : Scroll content up
  - ↓ / j / J : Scroll content down
  - PgUp / PgDown : Scroll content page up / down
  - Home / End : Scroll to top / bottom of content
  - → : Enter full-screen view mode
  - ← : Exit full-screen view mode

Tab 2: Graph Tab

Commit Graph Panel: A full-width panel displaying a visual branch-merging history graph.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K : Move selection up
  - ↓ / j / J : Move selection down
  - PgUp / PgDn : Scroll graph page
  - Home / End : Jump to top / bottom
  - Enter / → : Inspect selected commit (enters Commit Inspection Layout)
  - y / Y : Yank selected commit hash

Tab 3: Branches Tab

Branches Lists (Local left, Remote right): Displays repository branches.
- Shortcuts:
  - ← / → : Switch focus between Local and Remote branches lists
  - ↑ / k / K : Move selection up
  - ↓ / j / J : Move selection down
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate branch lists
  - Enter : Checkout selected branch
  - c / C : Create new branch
  - D : Delete selected branch
  - m / M : Merge selected branch into current branch
  - r : Rebase current branch onto selected branch
  - i / I : Interactive rebase of current branch onto selected branch
  - p : Pull remote changes (for local branches)
  - P : Push selected branch to remote (for local branches; supports y Push, t Push + Tags --tags)
  - / : Fuzzy search branches

Tab 4: Tags Tab

Tags List Panel: Lists local and remote tags.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate tag list
  - c / C : Create new tag (annotated -m or lightweight; Tab toggles input fields; prompts to force update -f if existing)
  - Enter : Checkout selected tag
  - D : Delete selected tag
  - p : Push selected tag to remote (supports y Push, f Force Push --force)
  - P : Push all tags to remote
  - f / F : Fetch remote tags
  - / : Fuzzy search tags

Tab 5: Remotes Tab

Remotes List Panel: Lists configured remote sources.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate remote list
  - a / A : Add a new remote
  - D : Delete selected remote
  - f / F : Fetch selected remote (opens picker if multiple remotes exist)

Tab 6: Stashes Tab

Stashes Panel (Left): Lists stashed changes.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate stashes list
  - a / A : Apply selected stash
  - s / S : Create a new stash (opens stash message input)
  - D : Delete selected stash
Stashed Files Panel (Top Right): Lists files in selected stash.
Stash Diff Panel (Bottom Right): Diff preview of selected stashed files.

Tab 7: Worktrees Tab (Advanced Tab Group)

Worktrees List Panel: Lists worktrees.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate worktrees list
  - Enter : Open selected worktree in new Gitwig context (adds to list and focuses it)
  - a : Add new worktree
  - D : Remove selected worktree
  - l : Toggle lock status of selected worktree (asks for reason if locking)
  - p : Prune stale worktree metadata

Tab 8: Submodules Tab (Advanced Tab Group)

Submodules List Panel: Lists submodules.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - a : Add new submodule
  - D : Delete selected submodule

Tab 9: Reflog Tab (Advanced Tab Group)

Reflog List Panel: Lists local reference logs.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate reflog list
  - Enter / Space : Checkout commit OID of selected reflog entry

Tab 10: Forge Issues Tab (Advanced Tab Group)

Forge Issues Panel: Displays PRs, issues, and CI/CD status.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate issues list
  - Enter : Checkout branch corresponding to selected issue
  - o : Open selected issue in web browser

Tab 11: Forge PRs Tab (Advanced Tab Group)

Forge Pull Requests Panel: Displays PR list and details.
- Shortcuts:
  - ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Move selection
  - PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate PRs list
  - Enter : Checkout branch corresponding to selected PR
  - o : Open selected PR in web browser
  - n : Add a line comment to the current Pull Request

3. Commit Inspection Layout (`Mode::Inspect`)

Workspace layout for inspecting commits and diffs in details.

General Shortcuts:
- Esc / q / Q : Exit inspection, return to Workspace Tab
- Tab / w : Cycle focus forward between Staged, Unstaged, Conflicts, and Diff viewer panels
- Shift+Tab / W : Cycle focus backward between panels
- ? : Toggle inspect view shortcut help
Staging Lists Shortcuts (Staged/Unstaged/Conflicts):
- ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Navigate file lists
- Enter : Stage selected file (if in Unstaged list) or Unstage selected file (if in Staged list)
- a : Stage all changes (if in Unstaged) or Unstage all changes (if in Staged)
- x : Discard changes in selected unstaged file (opens confirmation dialog)
- X : Discard all unstaged changes in repository (opens confirmation dialog)
- c : Start commit message dialog
- C : Start commit message dialog with Amend
- s / S : Open stashing UI panel
Conflict Resolution Shortcuts (Conflicts Panel):
- o : Accept OURS version of conflict
- t : Accept THEIRS version of conflict
- r : Mark conflict as resolved
- A : Abort the merge
- C : Continue the merge
- M : Open external mergetool
Diff Viewer Panel Shortcuts:
- ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Navigate lines / hunks (or scroll content)
- PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Scroll diff viewer
- → : Expand diff viewer to full screen (sets inspect_full_diff = true)
- ← : Exit full-screen diff viewer
- l / L : Toggle line-by-line stage/discard mode (switches between Hunk mode and Line mode)
- Enter / s : Stage selected line or hunk (when focused on Unstaged file diff)
- Enter / u : Unstage selected line or hunk (when focused on Staged file diff)
- x / Delete : Discard selected line or hunk (when focused on Unstaged file diff)

4. Conflict Resolution Panel (Inside Workspace Merge Conflict State)

Triggers when staging changes encounters merge conflicts.

Shortcuts (in Staging lists or Diff viewer):
- o : Accept OURS version of conflict
- t : Accept THEIRS version of conflict
- r : Mark conflict as resolved
- A : Abort merge (opens confirmation dialog)
- C : Continue merge (opens confirmation dialog)

5. Standalone Views (Full Screen / Dedicated Panels)

Logs View (`Mode::Logs`)

Full-screen git commits history.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / q / Q : Return to Workspace Tab
- ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Navigate commits
- PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Scroll commits list
- Enter : Inspect selected commit (enters Commit Inspection Layout)
- / : Start commit fuzzy search picker
- f : Open search column picker popup
- G : Load more commits

Per-File History View (`Mode::FileHistory`)

Commits history of selected file.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / q / Q : Return to detail view
- Tab / w / W / ← / → : Toggle keyboard focus between Revisions list and Diff panel
- ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Scroll list (when Revisions is focused) or scroll diff (when Diff is focused)
- PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Scroll list / diff

Debug Logs Panel (`Mode::DebugLogs`)

App logs viewer.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / q / D / l / L : Return to Home Screen
- ↑ / k / ↓ / j : Scroll logs line-by-line
- PgUp / PgDown : Scroll logs page-by-page
- Home / End : Scroll to top / bottom of debug logs

Settings View (`Mode::Settings`)

Full-screen configuration editor split into Categories and Fields.

Shortcuts:
- Esc : Return to category sidebar (if in fields panel) or return to Home Screen (if in sidebar)
- q / Q : Return to Home Screen
- 1 - 5 : Jump directly to Category 1-5 (General, Sorting, Scan, Theme, Keybindings)
- ← / h / H : Focus category sidebar
- → / l / L / w / W : Focus fields panel on the right
- ↑ / k / K / ↓ / j / J : Navigate categories (if focused on sidebar) or fields (if focused on fields)
- PgUp / PgDown : Jump selection to top / bottom of active category or fields
- Enter : Edit selected setting field (or toggle switch)
- Shortcuts when editing a field:
  - Enter : Save and commit changes
  - Esc : Cancel edits and revert field value
  - Backspace / character keys : Input value
  - ↑ / k / ↓ / j / PgUp / PgDown / Home / End : Navigate items (only when selecting a theme)

Quick reference guide to badges, operations, and status indicators.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / ctrl-q / h : Close legend popup
- ↑ / k / ↓ / j / PgUp / PgDown / Home / End : Scroll legend content

Information about Gitwig, version details, and creator profile.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / ctrl-q / V : Close about popup

Dashboard detailing aggregated usage statistics such as session duration, total lines authored, repositories imported, branches/commits created, network activities, and a visual 52-week Activity Heatmap.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / ctrl-q / U : Close stats dashboard

Picker to select columns to search by (SHA, Message, Author, Date) before entering fuzzy logs search.

Shortcuts:
- ↑ / k / ↓ / j : Navigate search columns (SHA, Message, Author, Date)
- Space : Toggle selected search column checkbox
- Enter : Confirm and open logs search input modal
- Esc / q / Q : Cancel and close columns selector

Custom per-repository config editor (Theme, Page Size, Max Commits, Editor path, custom Note, Git LFS Tracking/Pull). Accessed via s on the repository Overview screen.

Shortcuts:
- Esc : Cancel text edit (if editing) or return to Detail view (if in popup)
- q / Q : Return to Detail view
- ↑ / k / ↓ / j : Navigate settings rows
- ← / h / → / l : Change values for option fields (Theme, Resync on Tab Change)
- Enter / Space : Edit/Toggle setting (toggles themes, enters text input for fields, runs LFS Pull, or refreshes LFS details)

Warning dialog shown when selecting a directory that is not a valid Git repository.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / Enter / q : Acknowledge warning and return to Home Screen

Help Overlay (`Mode::Help` / `Mode::DetailHelp`)

Floating keyboard shortcut reference popup shown on top of the Home Screen or Detail View.

Shortcuts:
- Esc / q / ? : Dismiss help overlay

Global Search View (`Mode::GlobalSearch`)

Full-screen dashboard to search for keywords/code across all tracked repositories simultaneously.

Shortcuts:
- Esc : Clear search and return to Home Screen
- Tab : Toggle keyboard focus between search input and matches list
- ↑ / ↓ : Scroll/navigate matched items
- PgUp / PgDn / Home / End : Navigate matches list
- Enter : Trigger search (if input is focused) or open selected file match in Detail view (if list is focused)
- Backspace / character keys : Input query (when input is focused)

6. Interactive Search & Picker Overlays

Floating modal components with search-as-you-type inputs. Matches are ranked and updated in real time.

Available overlays:
- RepoJump: Fuzzy repository navigator (/ on Home Screen)
- RepoScanPicker: Select repository path from scanned directories (a on Home Screen)
- BulkAddScanPicker: Select directory to scan and import repositories (A on Home Screen)
- BranchSearchInput: Fuzzy branch checkout picker (/ on Branches Tab)
- FileSearchInput: Fuzzy file finder (/ on Files Tab)
- CommitFuzzySearch: Fuzzy commit hash/message finder (/ on Commits Tab or Logs View)
- TagSearchInput: Fuzzy tag checkout picker (/ on Tags Tab)
Shortcuts inside overlays:
- Esc : Cancel and close overlay
- Enter : Confirm selection
- ↑ / ↓ : Navigate matched items list
- Backspace : Delete search query character
- Character keys : Input fuzzy search query query

7. Input Modals & Setup Dialogs

Modal text entry boxes for setting up configurations or typing messages.

Available dialogs:
- Commit Message Dialog: Type commit message and description. Use Ctrl+H to select from history.
- Branch / Tag / Stash Creation dialogs: Enter new names.
- Import / Remote Setup dialogs: Enter URLs, names, and paths.
- Worktree / Submodule Setup dialogs: Enter paths, branches, or lock reasons.
- Label entry dialogs: Prompt custom labels for repository grouping.
Shortcuts:
- Esc : Cancel / close dialog (note: only Esc cancels modal inputs; letters like q/Q are typed as regular input text)
- Enter : Submit entry (for multi-line inputs like the Commit Dialog, use Ctrl+S to submit while editing, or Ctrl+C then Enter)
- Backspace : Erase character
- Ctrl+V / Terminal Paste : Paste text from system clipboard (single-line input dialogs automatically sanitize and strip trailing newlines)
- Character keys : Input characters

8. Warning & Confirmation Modals

Double-checks before executing hazardous or state-altering actions.

The Safety Intercept Feature

To prevent accidental data loss due to muscle-memory Enter keypresses, Gitwig intercepts keystrokes on the router level. For any modal classified as a Destructive Action, pressing Enter defaults to Cancel (ConfirmNo). To confirm a destructive action, the user must explicitly press y or Y. For non-destructive actions, Enter acts normally to confirm.

Destructive Actions (`Enter` acts as Cancel)

Discard Changes (Mode::DiscardChangesConfirm): Discarding unstaged/staged files, hunks, or lines.
Delete Branch (Mode::BranchDeleteConfirm): Deleting a local or remote tracking branch.
Delete Tag (Mode::TagDeleteConfirm): Deleting a Git tag locally or remotely.
Delete Stash (Mode::StashDeleteConfirm): Dropping/deleting a stash entry from the stashes list.
Delete Remote (Mode::RemoteDeleteConfirm): Removing a configured remote repository connection.
Delete Submodule (Mode::SubmoduleDeleteConfirm): Deleting a submodule reference.
Abort Merge (Mode::MergeAbortConfirm): Aborting an active merge session (reverting resolved conflicts).

Non-Destructive Actions (`Enter` acts as Confirm)

Branch Checkout (Mode::BranchCheckoutConfirm): Switching to another branch.
Commit Checkout (Mode::CommitCheckoutConfirm): Checking out a commit OID from the Workspace commits list.
Tag Checkout (Mode::TagCheckoutConfirm): Detaching HEAD to check out a tag.
Branch Push (Mode::BranchPushConfirm): Pushing commits to remote (supports y Push, t Push + Tags --tags).
Tag Overwrite (Mode::TagOverwriteConfirm): Force updating an existing tag (-f).
Tag Push (Mode::TagPushConfirm / Mode::TagPushAllConfirm): Pushing single or all tags to remote (supports y Push, f Force Push --force).
Branch Merge (Mode::BranchMergeConfirm): Merging a branch into the active branch.
Rebase (Mode::BranchRebaseConfirm / Mode::BranchInteractiveRebaseConfirm): Rebasing the current branch.
Stash Apply (Mode::StashApplyConfirm): Applying a stash onto the working directory.
Cherry-Pick (Mode::CherryPickConfirm): Cherry-picking a commit.
Revert (Mode::RevertConfirm): Creating a revert commit for a specific commit.
Continue Merge (Mode::MergeContinueConfirm): Continuing a merge after conflicts are resolved.
Self-Update (Mode::UpdateConfirm): Confirming a self-update.

Shortcuts

y / Y : Confirm action (required for destructive actions; works for all)
f / F : Force push tag (--force) in Tag Push confirmation dialog
t / T : Push branch with tags (--tags) in Branch Push confirmation dialog
Esc / n / N : Cancel action / close popup
Enter : Confirm action (only works for non-destructive actions; cancels for destructive actions)