nix4gitbutler

A Nix flake providing pre-compiled binaries for GitButler (GUI & CLI)

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About GitButler

GitButler is a modern Git-based version control interface built from the ground up for AI-powered workflows. This flake pulls the official upstream .deb and CLI binaries and patches them for NixOS, completely bypassing the heavy Rust/Tauri compile times.

Available Packages

This flake exposes two explicit outputs:

• gui (Default): The full Tauri desktop application. This package also includes the but CLI wrapper.
• cli: The standalone, lightweight Rust binary (but) for terminal-only workflows.

🚨 IMPORTANT: Mutual Exclusivity 🚨 Do not attempt to install both the gui and cli packages simultaneously. Because both packages provide the /bin/but executable, Nix's native environment builder will throw a file collision error and refuse to build your system. Choose one or the other.

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Installation

NixOS Configuration (Flake)

Add the flake to your flake.nix inputs:

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    nix4gitbutler.url = "github:kmdtaufik/nix4gitbutler";
  };

  outputs = { nixpkgs, inputs, ... }: {
    nixosConfigurations.yourhostname = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      modules = [{

        # 🟢 Option A: Install the full Desktop GUI (Default)
        environment.systemPackages = [
          inputs.nix4gitbutler.packages.x86_64-linux.default
        ];

        # 🔵 Option B: Install ONLY the Terminal interface (CLI)
        # environment.systemPackages = [
        #   inputs.nix4gitbutler.packages.x86_64-linux.cli
        # ];

      }];
    };
  };
}

Home Manager

{
  inputs = {
    nix4gitbutler.url = "github:kmdtaufik/nix4gitbutler";
  };

  outputs = { inputs, ... }: {
    home.packages = [
      inputs.nix4gitbutler.packages.x86_64-linux.default # Choose GUI...
      # inputs.nix4gitbutler.packages.x86_64-linux.cli   # ...Or CLI
    ];
  };
}

Try without installing

You can run either application instantly without modifying your system configuration:

# Run the Desktop GUI
nix run github:kmdtaufik/nix4gitbutler

# Run the pure CLI
nix run github:kmdtaufik/nix4gitbutler#cli