Lefthook

by Evil Martians

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Versions:

  • 2.1.4
  • 2.1.3
  • 2.1.2
  • 2.1.1
  • 2.1.0
  • 2.0.16
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  • 2.0.14
  • 2.0.13
  • 2.0.12
  • 2.0.11
  • 2.0.10
  • 2.0.9
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  • 2.0.7
  • 2.0.6
  • 2.0.5
  • 2.0.4
  • 2.0.3
  • 2.0.2
  • 2.0.1
  • 2.0.0
  • 1.13.6
  • 1.13.5
  • 1.13.4
  • 1.13.3
  • 1.13.2
  • 1.13.1
  • 1.13.0
  • 1.12.4
  • 1.12.3
  • 1.12.2
  • 1.12.1
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  • 1.11.15
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  • 1.11.1
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  • 1.10.4
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  • 1.10.1
  • 1.10.0
  • 1.9.3
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  • 1.9.1
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  • 1.8.2
  • 1.8.1
  • 1.8.0
  • 1.7.22
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  • 1.7.1
  • 1.7.0
  • 1.6.18
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  • 1.6.6
  • 1.6.5
  • 1.6.4
  • 1.6.3
  • 1.6.1
  • 1.6.0
  • 1.5.7
  • 1.5.6
  • 1.5.5
  • 1.5.4
  • 1.5.3
  • 1.5.2
  • 1.5.1
  • 1.4.10
  • 1.4.8
  • 1.4.7
  • 1.4.6

Lefthook is a Git hooks manager developed by Evil Martians, designed to streamline and enforce code quality workflows across any type of project. Acting as a fast, concurrency-aware wrapper around native Git hooks, the tool lets teams specify scripts that run automatically before commits, pushes, merges, or rebase operations, ensuring that linters, formatters, unit suites, security checks, and other validation steps pass before changes enter the repository. Written in Go and distributed as a single self-contained binary, Lefthook installs locally or inside CI containers without language-specific dependencies, making it equally suitable for polyglot codebases spanning JavaScript, Ruby, Python, Go, Rust, or mobile stacks. Project maintainers declare the desired hooks in a lefthook.yml file stored in the repo root, where they can list parallel or sequential commands, set file filters, skip conditions, and even supply different scripts per branch or author; developers then run lefthook install once to symlink the hooks, after which enforcement happens transparently on every relevant Git event. Because execution is concurrent by default and supports partial runs on staged files, feedback loops remain short even for large asset pipelines. The current stable release is 2.1.4, while the public changelog records 118 published versions, reflecting steady feature additions such as templated configurations, interactive mode, and improved Windows support. The utility falls under the Development / Source Control category and is especially popular among teams practicing trunk-based development or continuous integration who want deterministic, shareable hook behavior across macOS, Linux, and Windows workstations. Lefthook is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

Tags:

git 70
go 73
golang 87
hacktoberfest 73
hooks 1
lefthook 1
manager 28