How to Edit Historical Commits Visually: Introducing BranchCraft

Description and use

BranchCraft lets users visually edit historical commits, simplifying interactive rebase.

Problem

Users struggle to modify past commits because they must remember complex CLI rebase commands.

Outcome

BranchCraft enables users to edit historical commits visually, reducing errors and learning curve associated with interactive rebase.

Workflow

• Open BranchCraft and load the target repository
• Select the commit history view
• Drag commits to reorder or click to edit commit messages
• Confirm changes and let BranchCraft generate the rebase script
• Apply the rebase to update the repository

Evidence

I built BranchCraft: An open‑source visual workbench to simplify interactive rebase and amending past commits without memorizing CLI syntax.

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