second/first user experience

[davidbuzz]

Version

0.19.6

Operating System

Linux

Distribution Method

deb (Linux)

Describe the issue

I watched 3 or 4 gitbutler videos before this
long time gitk**ken user , came back here hoping i might be able to use gitbutler for some of my day-to-day, nope., failed.
1 - cant add remotes in gui, didnt try to do it via git cli, as hating the git cli is why im here.
2 - tried making a edit of a file, commited it locally ok, was unable to determine from the GUI where ( which remote) my push was gonna "be sent to" if i had pushed the 'push' button. i have origin/master in the top-left of my window and thats absolutely NOT where i want to push. I need the ability to "set upstream" , can gitbutler do that.?
3 - i want multiple repos open at a time, ive got 12 subrepos in one of mine, so I need to be able to either open the app up-to 12 times or have 12 copies of the app configured correctly and ready to go.?
4 - was really looking forward to trying out the drag-n-drop rebasing seen in the video, but was unable to even try it.
5 - Maybe you put an "advanced mode" button that allows first-time and beginners an easy entry, but also lets power users get value out of your app.? I'm leaving now, might come back in anoher year and see if it usable then or not.

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[Byron]

Thanks a lot for sharing, this is super valuable to us.

2 - tried making a edit of a file, commited it locally ok, was unable to determine from the GUI where ( which remote) my push was gonna "be sent to" if i had pushed the 'push' button. i have origin/master in the top-left of my window and thats absolutely NOT where i want to push. I need the ability to "set upstream" , can gitbutler do that.?

Yes, it can do it, but only for the entire workspace and it's not at all comfortable or convenient.

You probably don't want to use it 😅.

3 - i want multiple repos open at a time, ive got 12 subrepos in one of mine, so I need to be able to either open the app up-to 12 times or have 12 copies of the app configured correctly and ready to go.?

Opening multiple instances of GitButler is not officially supported, but you can do it by Cmd + Click'ing on the name of the project.

Screen.Recording.2026-04-07.at.16.02.19.mov

Unfortunately, it's not very convenient to do for actual subprojects or worktrees.

5 - Maybe you put an "advanced mode" button that allows first-time and beginners an easy entry, but also lets power users get value out of your app.? I'm leaving now, might come back in anoher year and see if it usable then or not.

There is definitely exciting changes coming up and the next time you come back I'm pretty sure you will like it more. (We're working on an entirely new incarnation of the graphical user interface).