commit-view.nvim

An IntelliJ-style commit UI for Neovim. Opens a dedicated tab with a file selection panel, side-by-side diff viewer, and commit message editor — all driven by keyboard shortcuts.

Features

• Selective file commit — checkbox-style file selection (not git staging). Files are only git add-ed at commit time.
• Side-by-side diff — native Neovim diff mode with synchronized scrolling, triggered by pressing <CR> on a file.
• Hunk-level operations — stage or rollback individual hunks from the diff panel.
• File rollback — revert a file's changes back to HEAD.
• Unversioned files — shown in a separate section, auto-added on commit when selected.
• Commit message editor — gitcommit filetype buffer with amend toggle, "Commit" and "Commit and Push" actions.
• Dedicated tab layout — uses the full screen: file panel on the left, two diff panes top-right, commit message at the bottom.
• Help popup — press ? from any panel.

Requirements

• Neovim 0.9+
• nui.nvim — tree widget and text rendering
• plenary.nvim — async job runner
• nvim-web-devicons (optional) — file type icons in the file panel
• git on $PATH

Installation

lazy.nvim

{
  "MattFlower/commit-view.nvim",
  dependencies = {
    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- optional
  },
  cmd = { "CommitView", "CommitViewClose" },
  keys = {
    { "<leader>gc", "<cmd>CommitView<cr>", desc = "Open commit view" },
  },
  opts = {},
}

packer.nvim

use {
  "MattFlower/commit-view.nvim",
  requires = {
    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- optional
  },
  config = function()
    require("commit-view").setup()
  end,
}

Manual / vim-plug

Clone the repo into your plugin directory and add the dependencies. Then call setup() somewhere in your config:

require("commit-view").setup()

Usage

:CommitView        " open the commit view in a new tab
:CommitViewClose   " close it and return to the previous tab

Or bind it to a key:

vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>gc", "<cmd>CommitView<cr>")

Default Keybindings

Global (all panels)

Key	Action
q	Close commit view
<C-c>r	Commit
<C-c>p	Commit and push
<Tab>	Next panel
<S-Tab>	Previous panel
?	Toggle help popup

File Panel

Key	Action
<Space> / x	Toggle file selection
<CR>	Open side-by-side diff
l	Open side-by-side diff
a	Select all files
u	Deselect all files
R	Rollback file (with confirm)
gf	Go to source file
o	Expand/collapse section

Diff Panel

Key	Action
]c	Next hunk (vim built-in)
[c	Previous hunk (vim built-in)
s	Stage hunk
R	Rollback hunk (with confirm)
gf	Go to source line

Commit Panel

Key	Action
<C-a>	Toggle amend mode
<C-c>r	Commit
<C-c>p	Commit and push

Configuration

Pass options to setup() to override any defaults:

require("commit-view").setup({
  file_panel_width = 0.25,     -- fraction of editor width
  commit_panel_height = 8,     -- lines

  icons = {
    checked   = "[x]",
    unchecked = "[ ]",
    modified  = "M",
    added     = "A",
    deleted   = "D",
    renamed   = "R",
    untracked = "?",
    section_open   = "",
    section_closed = "",
  },

  keymaps = {
    close            = "q",
    commit           = "<C-c>r",
    commit_and_push  = "<C-c>p",
    cycle_panel      = "<Tab>",
    cycle_panel_back = "<S-Tab>",
    help             = "?",
    -- file panel
    toggle_select     = "<Space>",
    toggle_select_alt = "x",
    open_diff         = "<CR>",
    open_diff_alt  = "l",
    select_all     = "a",
    deselect_all   = "u",
    rollback_file  = "R",
    goto_file      = "gf",
    toggle_section = "o",
    -- diff panel
    stage_hunk   = "s",
    unstage_hunk = "u",
    rollback_hunk = "R",
    toggle_hunk  = "<Space>",
    goto_source  = "gf",
    -- commit panel
    toggle_amend = "<C-a>",
  },
})

Set any keymap to false to disable it.

How It Works

1. :CommitView opens a new tab with four panels: file list (left), old diff / new diff (top-right, side by side), and commit message (bottom).
2. Files are grouped into Changes, Modified, and Unversioned Files sections. Changed files are selected by default; unversioned files are not.
3. Press <CR> on a file to load a side-by-side diff using Neovim's native diff mode (diffthis, scrollbind, cursorbind).
4. From the diff panel you can stage or rollback individual hunks.
5. Type your commit message in the bottom panel. Toggle amend with <C-a>.
6. Press <C-c>r from any panel to commit, or <C-c>p to commit and push. At commit time the plugin runs git add on all selected files, then git commit.

License

MIT