Changes

The Changes tab is a singleton tab that provides a staging interface for reviewing and committing your work. It uses a master-detail layout — in split mode, the file list and diff viewer appear side by side within the tab. In list mode, clicking a file opens a separate Diff tab in the adjacent pane.

File List

Files are organized into collapsible sections:

Section	Contents
Conflicts	Files with merge conflicts (shown during merge/rebase)
Untracked	New files not yet tracked by git
Modified	Changed files that haven’t been staged
Staged	Files ready to be committed

Each file shows a status icon (A/M/D/R/C/U), the file path, and a stage/unstage toggle button. Files tracked by Git LFS display an LFS badge.

Staging Files

Click the +/− button on a file to stage or unstage it
Use section-level buttons to Stage All, Unstage All, or Discard All changes
Partially staged files appear in both the Modified and Staged sections

Diff Viewer

Click any file to view its diff in the right panel. The diff viewer supports:

Text files — syntax-highlighted side-by-side or unified diff with hunk-level staging
Binary files — image, audio, and video preview for each version
Conflict files — three-way diff (Ours/Base/Theirs) with resolution buttons

See the Diff Viewer page for full details on diff navigation and staging controls.

Operation Modes

Three mode buttons at the bottom of the file list switch between operations:

Commit Mode

Message input (72-character guide) and optional extended description
Commit button — creates a commit from staged changes
Advanced — checkbox to skip pre-commit hooks
Commit templates are loaded automatically if a .gitmessage file exists

Amend Mode

Pre-fills the message from the last commit
Allows staging additional changes or unstaging files from the previous commit
Shows the last commit hash (clickable — opens the Commit tab)

Stash Mode

Optional stash message
Scope selector controlling what gets stashed:

Scope	Includes
Staged only	Only staged files
Tracked	Staged + modified tracked files
Include Untracked	Above + untracked files
Include All	Above + ignored files

Keep Index checkbox — leaves staged changes in place after stashing
Summary text showing what will be stashed
Link to the Stashes tab with a count badge

Merge Conflict Resolution

During a merge or rebase, conflict files appear at the top of the file list. Click a conflict file to see the three-way diff with:

Accept Ours / Accept Theirs buttons on the diff panels
Stage As-Is — mark as resolved without choosing a side
Merge Tool — launch your configured external merge tool
Edit — open the file in the text editor for manual resolution

LFS Integration

When Git LFS files are detected, a Pull LFS button appears in the sidebar header with a progress bar for downloading large files.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Enter	Submit (Commit, Amend, or Stash depending on mode)

Right-click a file for options including stage/unstage, discard changes, open diff, open file, show in file browser, and copy file path.