Show HN: Sublime Merge – A Git client from the makers of Sublime Text
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderHi HN - Jon Skinner here, I made Sublime Text and Sublime Merge, alongside the rest of the Sublime HQ programming team - Will, Dylan and Benjamin. Let me know if you have any questions! Edit: there's also the announcement blog post, at https://www.sublimetext.com/blog/articles/sublime-merge
I used Git on the command line exclusively for many years and occasionally tried the built-in Git tools for various editors as well as GitHub Desktop, but I never felt they were a lift in usability over the CLI or very pleasant to use. That was until I tried Sublime Merge on a whim. One thing I like is how keyboard oriented most of it is, and how it maps quite closely to CLI commands. If I want to commit…
Like many I have moved on from Sublime Text to VSCode but as someone who cannot live without a Git Client UI, Sublime Merge continues to be my favorite. It has the same Sublime Text ethos around speed and is generally a joy to use
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 1033
- Total comments
- 445
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 | Show HN: Sublime Merge – A Git client from the makers of Sublime TextFirst breakout · Best thread | jskinner | 935 | 351 |
| 2020-11-28 | Sublime Merge | wsc981 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-02-18 | Git Client, Done Sublime | quyleanh | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-04-06 | Sublime Merge – Git Client from the Makers of Sublime Text | jonbaer | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-08-28 | Sublime Merge – Git Client from the Makers of Sublime Text | jacobkg | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-07-03 | Sublime MergeHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | rococode | 88 | 93 |
| 2026-02-04 | Sublime Merge | tehnub | 1 | 0 |