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Magit

Magit (/ˈmædʒɪt/ MA-jit or /ˈmʌɡɪt/ MUH-git) is a Git version control interface for GNU Emacs. It is written in Emacs Lisp and distributed through the MELPA package repository, where it is the most-downloaded non-library package, with over 4.3 million downloads as of September 2024.

History, Functionality & Reception

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Developers
Jonas Bernoulli, Kyle Meyer, and Noam Postavsky
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Original author
Marius Vollmer
Repository
github.com/magit/magit
Stable release
4.7.0 / 1 August 2026; 23 days ago (1 August 2026)
Type
Git client · Text editor plugin

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Overview

History

Functionality

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Magit

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples36
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

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Magit

Top relations

related to Forges · 11
Magit → Bitbucket, Cgit, Gitea, GitHub, GitLab, Gitweb, Gogs, Magit's Forge, Partial, SourceHut, StGit
related to history · 8
Magit → GitHub's, In, Jonas Bernoulli, Kickstarter, Marius Vollmer, September, Since, The
related to Reception · 5
Magit → Doom Emacs, Emacs, It, John Wiegley, Spacemacs
related to Functionality · 3
Magit → Cloning, Emacs' Ediff, Git
Type · 2
Magit → Git client, Text editor plugin
Developers · 1
Magit → Jonas Bernoulli, Kyle Meyer, and Noam Postavsky
License · 1
Magit → GPL-3.0-or-later
Original author · 1
Magit → Marius Vollmer
Repository · 1
Magit → github.com/magit/magit
Stable release · 1
Magit → 4.7.0 / 1 August 2026; 23 days ago (1 August 2026)

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

emacs repository git version control interface user actions kickstarter written lisp maintainer project package september interfaces provides also issue use

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MagitDevelopersJonas Bernoulli, Kyle Meyer, and Noam Postavsky1.00infobox
MagitLicenseGPL-3.0-or-later1.00infobox
MagitOriginal authorMarius Vollmer1.00infobox
MagitRepositorygithub.com/magit/magit1.00infobox
MagitStable release4.7.0 / 1 August 2026; 23 days ago (1 August 2026)1.00infobox
MagitTypeGit client1.00infobox
MagitTypeText editor plugin1.00infobox
MagitWebsitemagit.vc1.00infobox
MagitWritten inEmacs Lisp1.00infobox
Magitrelated to ForgesMagit's Forge0.60section
Magitrelated to ForgesGitHub0.60section
Magitrelated to ForgesGitLab0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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