I would recommend you to try lazygit[0] but it's independent terminal tool not tied to neovim

For Neovim Git Plugins ,see [1]

[0]:https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit

[1]:https://github.com/rockerBOO/awesome-neovim#git

Haven't used Magit w/ emacs but have been using a library inspired by in for the last year or so: https://github.com/jreybert/vimagit

not sure how it compares feature wise but I've found it extremely helpful.

Why quit emacs when evil-mode exists?

Fast startup times are solved by never quitting emacs :) Really, emacsclient starts nearly instantly, and all the heavy stuff like language servers and emacs proper just run in server mode.

(Disclaimer: I know enough vi and often use it.)

I use emacs with evil-mode, and I don't have a problem with startup time (and that's without emacsclient, which I always found too annoying to deal with).

My issue is I don't really like emacs' mode of operating, and even with evil-mode it still seeps through.

I also don't like lisp.

> I also don't like lisp.

You don't like programming? That is precisely how that sounds.

Most programming languages in use today, one way or another, were influenced by Lisp.

If you seriously into programming, I suggest re-evaluating your point of view about it. Learning and understanding Lisp will make you a better programmer. I am not trying to sound like a patronizing dick. I honestly wish someone gave me that advice a long time ago. Who knows, maybe I would've become much more accomplished today.

I tried starting with emacs. Then I tried Spacemacs and Doom Emacs, and began to realize that if the way to make emacs manageable was to treat it like vim, I might was well just do that. So now I use neovim.

I've tried switching to emacs 3 times over the past few years and every single time I come back to nvim. It's just too slow for me.

You may also use vs code with neovim integration[0].

[0] https://github.com/asvetliakov/vscode-neovim

I'm using tpope/vim-fugitive and airblade/vim-gitgutter (with standard Vim). Works good. The first one are commands, the second one marks changes on the left.

vim-fugitive is my goto

Have you seen neogit? https://github.com/TimUntersberger/neogit

It’s not feature complete but I’ve been using it for a few days and have been happy with it, as an ex-magit user