Git Branch View adds a branch browser and commit history view to VS Code.

Open a Git repository, then run Git Branches: Open Branch View from the Command Palette.

What you can do

Browse local and remote branches.
See the current branch, ahead/behind counts, commits, authors, dates, and commit IDs.
Fetch, pull, push, or sync the checked-out branch.
Checkout, create, merge, compare, and delete branches from context menus.
Compare two branches and inspect the commits and changed files on each side.
Click a commit file to open VS Code's diff editor.

Command Palette

Search for Git Branches in the Command Palette:

Open Branch View opens the selected view mode.
Refresh Branch View reloads branch and commit data.
Select UI Mode... switches between Webview, Native, and Both. Reload the VS Code window when prompted.

When Native or Both mode is enabled, additional Git Branches commands are available from the Command Palette and context menus:

Fetch, Pull, Push, New Branch..., and Refresh.
Set Pull Strategy... chooses merge, rebase, or fast-forward-only pulls.
Branch actions: Checkout, Merge into Current Branch, Compare with..., and Delete Branch.
Commit actions: Open Changes, Copy Commit ID, New Branch from Commit..., Checkout Commit (detached), and Load More Commits.

Use Git Branches: Select UI Mode... or the gitBranchView.ui setting.

Webview: the default visual view, with a lane-drawn commit graph, resizable columns, branch tree, compare view, and changed-file diffs.
Native: built-in VS Code tree views in the Activity Bar. This is simpler, theme-friendly, and accessible, but it does not draw the commit graph.
Both: enables the Webview and Native tree views at the same time.

The default auto setting uses the mode packaged with the extension, currently Webview.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for local setup, tests, packaging, and architecture notes.

Branch view

MIT