5 Advanced Tips for How to Use GitLens in VS Code

GitLens is a widely used Visual Studio Code extension that enhances Git workflows by showing authorship details, revision history, and contextual blame information directly in the editor. The article describes several advanced customization options, including configuring blame hovers to display commit details across annotations or full lines of code, adjusting date formats and locales, and assigning custom keyboard shortcuts to frequently used GitLens commands. It also explains how users can control Git CodeLens displays, which present Git information within source files, and use formatting tokens to tailor current-line and status-bar blame annotations by changing their content, order, and message length. These settings are accessed primarily through the VS Code command palette and GitLens settings interface, allowing developers to adapt the extension’s interface and behavior to their individual workflows. The article also promotes the free GitLens+ offering, highlighting features such as Worktrees and Visual File History.

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