Neogit vs Lazygit in Neovim: Which One Wins

In this video I compare LazyGit and Neogit side by side inside Neovim and show the exact way I use each one for everyday Git work. If you mostly do the basics like reviewing changes, staging files or hunks, writing commits, pushing, pulling, and occasionally touching branches, this is the kind of practical walkthrough I wish I had when I started. I demo my usual flow end to end: stage a full file, stage only parts of a file, write commit messages, push to GitHub, and handle a quick branch and merge loop. Along the way I call out the stuff that feels great and the stuff that gets in the way. For LazyGit, I show why the commit message screen can break your context when you are trying to remember what you changed, plus the key hints and search that help when you forget a shortcut. For Neogit, I show why it feels so natural if you already live in Vim motions, how the commit UI stays out of your way, how staging a single hunk feels, and where the default diff view can be less clear unless you open the more detailed diff. I also show how I have it wired up in my setup, including a keymap to open LazyGit fast and a LazyVim style install for Neogit, plus a quick note on how Neogit is inspired by Magit if you are coming from the emacs world. If you are an Emacs user and Magit is your baseline, you will probably recognize a lot of the ideas behind Neogit. I would love to hear how it feels compared to your Magit workflow and whether you think Neogit gets close enough for day to day use inside Neovim. If you are trying to decide between LazyGit and Neogit, or you just want ideas to speed up your Git flow in Neovim without learning a bunch of extra stuff, this should help you pick what fits your brain. 00:00 - Highlights 00:31 - Why Lazigit and not type the git commands like a chad? 02:30 - Lazygit push changes demo 05:37 - Commit just parts or hunks of a file 08:23 - Create branches in Lazygit and merge back to main 10:11 - Creator of Lazygit stepping down 10:58 - Move commit messages out of the way? 11:38 - Neogit 12:21 - Push changes in Neogit 16:32 - The diffview is better in Lazygit vs Neogit 19:20 - Stage hunks in Neogit #neovim #nvim #lazygit #neogit #git #github #lazyvim #vim #cli #terminal #emacs #magit #dotfiles #versioncontrol #devworkflow