GitBranch Cleaner

Git Repository Stale Branch Visualizer & Orphan Blob Optimizer

Git repository hygiene and performance optimization station. Analyzes local and remote git repositories, visually identifying merged, stale, and abandoned branches, finding large forgotten files, and reclaiming disk space by pruning orphaned git objects.

Purchase License ($19.99) Open Live Web Portal

Real Desktop Application UI • 1280x800 Native GTK3 Workspace

100% Native Executable Node-Lock Verified

GitBranch Cleaner — Live Native Desktop Workspace (Primary Window & Real GTK UI)

Head-to-Head Competitor Analysis

Why GitBranch Cleaner is cheaper, faster, and more secure than GitKraken ($59/yr) / Tower ($69/yr).

Comparison Metric	GitBranch Cleaner	GitKraken ($59/yr) / Tower ($69/yr)
License Model & Price	$19.99 (One-Time Perpetual)	$59 to $69/year recurring subscription
Annual Financial Savings	Save $40 - $50/yr every single year
Competitor Drawbacks	Expensive recurring subscriptions for full Git GUI clients when all you need is fast branch cleanup and repository shrinking
Why Vivian Is Better	One-time $19.99 perpetual license, focused repo hygiene, libgit2 microsecond speed, zero subscription
Execution Environment	100% Offline Air-Gapped	Mandatory cloud check-in
Runtime Telemetry	Zero Telemetry (0.00KB sent)	Cloud telemetry & user tracking

Engineering Specifications & Features

Visual branch tree analyzer categorizing branches by status: Merged, Stale (>90 days), and Active

One-click batch deletion of merged and abandoned local and remote tracking branches

Large file and orphan blob detector: locates forgotten 100MB+ zip files and binaries in git history

Integrated git-lfs migration and repository optimization (git gc --prune=now, git repack)

Safe branch preview: shows last commit date, author, commit message, and unmerged commit count

Headless CLI mode for automated repository cleanup in GitHub Actions and GitLab CI runners

Graphical Interface (GUI) Architecture

Branch table with color-coded status badges, commit date sorting, large file bar chart, and 'Batch Clean Stale Branches' action button.

Headless CLI Reference & Execution

GitBranch Cleaner includes a headless command-line binary ready for automation pipelines, cron daemons, and CI/CD runners:

# Headless command execution:
gitclean --scan-sample --repo . --stale-days 60 --delete-merged --find-large-blobs 50M
# Cryptographic node-lock activation:
gitclean --activate YOUR-CROCKFORD-KEY

Core Architecture & Asymmetric Security

High-performance native C++ engine utilizing libgit2 C library for sub-second scanning of repositories with 50,000+ commits.