GatUI – Git versioning for large files, no LFS server

Visually track datasets and model weights in Git without an LFS server

Problem

Developers managing large files like datasets and model weights in Git either need to set up an LFS server or handle them manually; recovering old versions by checking out a commit is painful. Someone built the Gat CLI tool, but it lacks an easy GUI.

Solution

A cross-platform GUI client that integrates Gat or similar, letting users add large files to Git versioning with a few clicks, auto-restore associated large files when checking out a commit, and view storage usage.

Users

Data scientists, ML engineers, game developers, and small teams who need to manage large files in Git.

MVP

Configure local repo and large-file storage dir; drag-and-drop files/folders to track; auto-record large-file hashes on commit; auto-restore large files when checking out old commits; show disk usage.

Revenue

Free personal edition; team edition one-time purchase or $10/mo subscription, or value-added cloud storage integration.

Why now

Versioning large files is a growing need in ML and game dev; existing tools are either heavy LFS servers or CLI-only, leaving a GUI gap.