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334points
303comments
#112of 4,366 in 2026
Top 3%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
22 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 86 critical, out of 148 comments about the project. Thread score -0.42.
Design: 10 for, 27 againstIdea: 5 for, 31 againstExecution: 1 for, 8 againstPerformance: 0 for, 7 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Minimal, snappy design feels refreshing and navigable
From 1 comment
The minimal look feels very refreshing, and yet it's not disorienting like many minimal web git UIs are in my experience; I actually feel like I know how to navigate this thing.…
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Inspector-style UI idea and design philosophy
From 1 comment
Interesting stuff! I really like the design philosophy you're applying here, where the browser/web behaviour is actually part of the UX. Pretty rare for web application nowadays!…
graypegg on HN
Objections
No mobile support
From 3 comments
No mobile version, but I'm visiting from a tablet, should work at least if switch to "Desktop" in the browser manually. I don't care if I get horizontal scroll - not showing your…
usrbinenv on HNSaying it’s better than GitHub is a bit of a stretch right now, when it doesn’t even support mobile and looks like the stylesheets failed to load
thiht on HNFeels weird to ship a website without mobile support in this day. The desktop version looks nice though
flexagoon on HN
Slow file loading and frontend choice
From 1 comment
No mobile version, but I'm visiting from a tablet, should work at least if switch to "Desktop" in the browser manually. I don't care if I get horizontal scroll - not showing your…
usrbinenv on HN
Hard-to-use UI with unclear layout
From 2 comments
Love the idea of someone tackling this space in Rust, but please just make a normal UI, I have no idea what I am looking at.
skrtskrt on HNI like the terminal aesthetics but please, for accessibility's sake, make input boxes look more like input boxes and buttons look like buttons.
garbagepatch on HN
Mentioning Rust as a selling point
From 2 comments
Please, stop using "written in Rust" as some kind of advantage or killer feature.
smetannik on HNis anyone else absolutely sick of hearing about rust?
icase on HN
Name conflicts with Git trademark policy
From 1 comment
This is a violation of Git's trademark, and your usage of it is expressly prohibited by their policy. https://git-scm.com/about/trademark > [...] you may not use any of the Marks…
applfanboysbgon on HN
Requests
Add mobile support
From 2 comments
No mobile version, but I'm visiting from a tablet, should work at least if switch to "Desktop" in the browser manually. I don't care if I get horizontal scroll - not showing your…
usrbinenv on HNFeels weird to ship a website without mobile support in this day. The desktop version looks nice though
flexagoon on HN
Improve dashboard and features like issues and CI
From 2 comments
First of all, kudos for the work. Personally I dont care if it is written in Rust or anything else. What I do care is stability, security and features. I would have enhanced the…
mgianluc on HNA better Github, without 99% of the features that Github has.
nullbio on HN
Clarify anti-AI stance
From 2 comments
I think you're in an interesting space where there's a real opportunity to create something fresh. When people are actively looking for alternatives it will be easier to break…
Kiro on HN> 5. What features will gitdot not have? > AI. > We view AI as an implementation detail — and do not think that using it is necessarily good. > In fact, we think it makes many…
screamingninja on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Forgejo?
From 1 comment
What's the differentiation against Forgejo going to be?
eqvinox on HN
Why a website rather than a CLI?
From 1 comment
Why does it have to be a website? Why merely "CLI-inspired" and not actually CLIs?
umanwizard on HN
What does anti-AI mean?
From 1 comment
I think you're in an interesting space where there's a real opportunity to create something fresh. When people are actively looking for alternatives it will be easier to break…
Kiro on HN
Alternatives named
Forgejo
From 1 comment
What's the differentiation against Forgejo going to be?
eqvinox on HN
sourcehut
From 1 comment
Would be interested in a comparison with https://sourcehut.org/ (which has a comparable minimal aesthetic, but also has the deep benefit of being FOSS.
abathologist on HN
GitFar
From 1 comment
I built https://GitFar.com to clone my private repos off GitHub and host them without their limits using 100%-GitHub compatible APIs! It is stateless, and only uses system tools…
cetinsert on HN