--- title: My new favorite way to use git | daily.dev description: Git is a powerful tool with a steep learning curve, especially when using the command line interface. Lazy Git offers a graphical interface within the CLI,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-favorite-way-to-use-git-tdilugqbb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My new favorite way to use git | daily.dev og:description: Git is a powerful tool with a steep learning curve, especially when using the command line interface. Lazy Git offers a graphical interface within the CLI,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-favorite-way-to-use-git-tdilugqbb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TDILugQBB.png og:image:alt: My new favorite way to use git og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My new favorite way to use git **[Coding in Public](https://daily.dev/sources/codinginpublic)** · 5 min read · 221 upvotes · 10 comments ## Summary Git is a powerful tool with a steep learning curve, especially when using the command line interface. Lazy Git offers a graphical interface within the CLI, making it easier to manage Git tasks without memorizing commands. The post discusses the installation on Mac OS via Homebrew and showcases basic functionalities like staging, committing, and stashing changes. It emphasizes the speed and efficiency Lazy Git brings to the table for developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@valdoryu** · 6 upvotes > People who don’t understand git should not use a GUI. > If you don’t know how it works under the hood, you’ll end up doing shit without realising **@jorgerojas26** · 2 upvotes > You should check Lazysql https://github.com/jorgerojas26/lazysql. Same philosophy but for SQL. **@leonmarinero** · 1 upvotes > I can't facepalm this hard enough... I'm at a loss of words > >  > > Guess which one I'm clicking. YouTube shorts and popcorn content havea place already **@tsumanu** · 1 upvotes > So, instead knowing couple commands you will learn 10x shortcuts. What an improvement **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > Sorry, but i prefer normal Git. I think it is understandable for me and very easy after hours of practice --- Tags: [#cli](https://daily.dev/tags/cli), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-favorite-way-to-use-git-tdilugqbb) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"My new favorite way to use git","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-favorite-way-to-use-git-tdilugqbb","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-favorite-way-to-use-git-tdilugqbb"},"datePublished":"2024-09-03T12:08:26.321Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T03:45:39.242Z","description":"Git is a powerful tool with a steep learning curve, especially when using the command line interface. 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