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Feature request: configurable commit date format and option to disable relative dates #2674

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Fork currently displays commit dates using relative/localized values such as Today at 10:00, Yesterday at 16:49, and Jun 6, 2026 at 14:31.

Please add an option to:

  1. Disable relative date formatting (Today / Yesterday).
  2. Display commit dates in a numeric ISO-style format, for example 2026-07-21 or 2026-07-21 10:00.
  3. Ideally, allow users to choose a date format or follow the macOS system date format.

Current behavior

Changing macOS System Settings → General → Language & Region → Date format to 2026-07-21 does not affect Fork, even after restarting the application.

Expected behavior

The commit list should offer a stable, locale-independent numeric date format and an option to turn off relative dates.

Environment

  • Fork for Mac 2.69.0
  • macOS

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