GitLens was created by Eric Amodio in 2016, and has since been developed and maintained nearly exclusively by Amodio. In only five years, this product has more than 11 million active installs and 71 million downloads. GitLens is a free open-source Git extension for Visual Studio Code. The company was founded as Axosoft in 2002 and, in 2020, took on strategic equity investment from Resurgens Technology Partners, a private equity firm that is focused on high-growth software companies. It is the leading provider of Git productivity and collaboration solutions like the GitKraken Git client and Git Integration for Jira, relied on by 6 million developers in Agile DevOps teams at 85,000 companies around the world.
GitKraken is an Arizona-based software company with headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ, and EU offices in Spain. GitLens users can find more information in this announcement article.ĭevelopers and DevOps professionals can download the free GitKraken Git client and the free GitLens Git extension in the VS Code Marketplace.
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With the GitLens acquisition, GitKraken's user base is now well over 10 million developers and technology leaders from more than 100,000 companies around the world. GitKraken Client using this comparison chart. GitKraken's acquisition last month of Git Integration for Jira, increased its capabilities, reach and user base. His knowledge, vision, and leadership will help us advance the Git user experience across developer and DevOps surfaces." "The addition of Eric to the leadership team, and GitLens to the product line, could not be a better fit. "GitKraken is on a mission to make Git easier, safer, and more powerful for developers and DevOps teams of all sizes," GitKraken CEO, Wayne Williams said.