First public release of Orca Git Graph, an independent community plugin for the Orca IDE right sidebar.
Features
- Colored Git history with branch lanes, merges, tags, and commit details.
- Automatically follows the selected local Orca project and exact worktree, including detached HEAD.
- Search messages, authors, hashes, and references; filter by branch or tag; jump to HEAD.
- Read-only, local operation using Python's standard library and Git.
Install
Requirements: Python 3.9+, Git, and Orca desktop. Desktop integration has been tested on macOS with Orca 1.4.185; Windows and Linux desktop integration is experimental.
Download orca-git-graph-0.1.0.zip, extract it, and run from the extracted folder:
python3 install.pyThen open Orca Settings → Plugins → Development → Add path and register the absolute plugin path printed by the installer. Find Installed → Git Graph → Review and enable, then open the layers icon in the right sidebar.
Keep the Git Graph Sync terminal running. If it did not start automatically, run:
python3 ~/.local/share/orca-git-graph/run.py watchUse Development registration so Orca reloads the live panel. The generic Git URL installer copies a static snapshot and is unsuitable for this release. Restart the sync command after quitting Orca. Remote workspaces are not supported.
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Validation
Core tests passed on macOS, Windows, and Linux with Python 3.9 and 3.13. Sandboxed browser checks passed. Public documentation and demos contain fictional Git history. SHA-256 checksums for the downloadable archive are attached.
Released under the MIT license.