Vim Vinegar vs tig
When comparing Vim Vinegar vs tig, the Slant community recommends tig for most people. In the question“What are the best tree explorer plugins for Vim?” tig is ranked 4th while Vim Vinegar is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose tig is:
If you prefer to do most of your development inside the terminal, changing windows to move to a GUI git client can be annoying. Since tig runs inside the terminal, that's avoided.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Simplistic
It adds a lightweight layer on top of Vim's default file explorer.
Pro Allows you to stay in the terminal
If you prefer to do most of your development inside the terminal, changing windows to move to a GUI git client can be annoying. Since tig runs inside the terminal, that's avoided.
Pro Fast
Pro Vim-like bindings
Pro Available in Homebrew
Can easily be installed with homebrew simply by running brew install tig
Pro Works on any platform
Cons
Con Unstable in Tree View, Otherwise Great
Like NetRW, Vinegar is unstable in Tree View. It's designed for quick navigation within the same pane that it is opened in. However, it's great when used alongside another file explorer.
Con Steeper barrier to entry as compared to a GUI solution
Since you have to get used to working in the terminal (if you are not already used to doing that) and learn the commands, it has a steeper learning curve than GUI clients which are usually more intuitive and easier to grasp.