release/0.19.0

gitbutlerapp/gitbutlerrelease/0.19.0Feb 5, 2026by krlvi

AI Summary

Major release announcing the GitButler CLI, making most GitButler operations available via command line. Includes new auto-commit options, drag-to-commit functionality, and various CLI command improvements.

Key Highlights

GitButler CLI announced - most operations now available via CLI
Auto-commit right click option on uncommitted files
Drag changes to start a commit
Improved diff rendering and layout
but commit flags renamed for consistency

New Features

CLI for most GitButler operations
Auto-commit right click option
Drag changes to start commit
but pick from branches not in workspace
but status PR and CI data fixes
but absorb --new flag for new commits above dependencies
but commit --file renamed to --message-file
but commit --files renamed to --changes
but branch unapply renamed to but unapply
but branch apply renamed to but apply

Full Release Notes

## Announcing the GitButler CLI 

- Most GitButler operations are now available via a CLI https://docs.gitbutler.com/cli-overview

## Changes

- Adds an "auto-commit" right click option on uncommitted files
- It is now possible to drag changes to start a commit
- Improved diff rendering and layout
- Fixes an issue (again) with Cmd+A for selecting text in input fields

## CLI changes
- `but pick` - allows for cherry picking from branches not in the workspace
- `but status` - fixes an issue where in some cases PR and CI data was not being shown
- `but rub` - improved docs covering all possible combinations
- `but absorb` - now has `--new` flag which will create new commits above the dependency commits
- `but commit` - the `--file` flag was renamed to `--message-file` and `--files` was renamed to `--changes`
- `but branch unapply` is now `but unapply`
- `but branch apply` is now `but apply`


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/compare/release/0.18.8...release/0.19.0

## Downloads
Download bins from https://gitbutler.com/