DevOps · JetBrains plugin
Git Hygiene Companion
FreeGit Tooling
Lightweight inline git blame (author and date at the end of the current line) designed from the ground up to never block the editor.
The gap it fixes
Born from real evidence in GitToolBox's own public issue tracker (~10.2M downloads, 4.7★ freemium — the largest install base found while researching this niche), not assumptions:
- "Extreme slowdown on startup" — the mouse pointer became unresponsive for roughly a minute on a real 35-module repository.
- IDE freezes tied to the plugin's own rebase/workspace-update hook, reported across multiple releases.
- A user who had purchased the paid tier reporting IntelliJ stuck/hung because of the plugin (2026-02): "Pls fix this problem when you have time. I have purchased your plugin."
Facts and pricing
- Category
- DevOps
- Pricing
- Free
- Platform
- IntelliJ-family plugin
- First published
- 2026-08-03
- Marketplace ID
- #33315
- Repository
git-hygiene-companion- Growth
- ▲ +148.5% since 2026-08-18 (33→82)
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