Fast and powerful Git hooks manager for any type of projects.
One lefthook.yml for all hooks, a single binary with no Node.js requirement.
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| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lefthook | Full replacement | 8.9k | MIT | Open source | No | Go | v2.1.17 | 2026-10-05 |
| simple-git-hooks | Partial | 1.7k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | 2.14.0 | 2026-08-28 |
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A simple git hooks manager for small projects
Hooks declared in package.json, without a hooks directory, one command per hook.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 1.7k
- Latest
- 2.14.0
- Last push
- 2026-08-28
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About husky
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 35k
- Last push
- 2026-03-19