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Quick Start

This guide walks you through opening your first repository, connecting your GitHub account, and navigating the interface.

1. Open a Repository

Click the Open Folder tab and select a local Git repository. Glint detects the repository and populates the interface with files, branches, commits, and more.

You can open multiple repositories — each gets its own App Tab at the top of the window.

2. Connect Your GitHub Account

To access issues, pull requests, releases, and Actions, connect your GitHub account:

  1. Click Accounts in the menu bar
  2. Click Add Account…
  3. Choose OAuth (recommended) or Personal Access Token
  4. Follow the prompts to authorize Glint

Once connected, GitHub-specific tabs (Issues, Pull Requests, Releases, Actions) become available. See GitHub Authentication for full details.

3. Navigate the Interface

Glint uses a multi-pane layout with two levels of tabs:

  • App Tabs (top level) — one per opened repository, plus Settings
  • Content Tabs (inside each repo) — Issues, Files, Branches, Changes, and many more

Content tabs are organized into a tab bar at the top of each pane. Click a tab to switch to it. Some tabs are singletons (one per repo, like Branches) while others are detail tabs (one per item, like individual issues or files).

4. Split the View

Drag any content tab to the edge of a pane to split the view. This lets you work with multiple tabs side-by-side — for example, review an issue while editing code, or compare branches while viewing the commit history.

Use Alt+1 through Alt+9 to quickly apply preset layouts.

5. Make Changes and Commit

  1. Edit files in the File Editor tab (click any file to open it)
  2. Open the Changes tab to see your modifications
  3. Stage files by clicking the + button next to each file
  4. Enter a commit message and click Commit

6. Work with Issues

  1. Open the Issues tab to browse your repository’s GitHub issues
  2. Click any issue to see its full details, comments, and timeline
  3. Click Create Issue to file a new issue directly from Glint

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