Conventional Commits is a great convention right up until you’re mid-commit trying to remember the exact punctuation for a breaking change footer. This tool fills in the form for you and assembles a correctly formatted message.
What Is the Git Commit Message Generator?
Git Commit Message Generator is one of the tools in WebdevToolbox’s DevOps category. Pick a commit type, add an optional scope and description, list body bullets, flag breaking changes, and add a footer — the tool assembles a properly formatted Conventional Commits message live.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/git-commit-generator.
- Choose a type (feat, fix, docs, refactor, and more) and an optional scope.
- Write a short description, and optionally list body bullet points.
- Check “This is a breaking change” if needed, and add a footer like
Closes #123. - Copy the generated message straight into your
git commit -mor editor.
Key Features
- Ten standard commit types — feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, perf, test, chore, build, ci.
- Correct breaking-change formatting — adds the
!marker and aBREAKING CHANGE:footer automatically. - Body as bullet points — each line you type becomes a
-prefixed bullet in the message body. - Live preview — the full message updates as you fill in each field.
- No AI, no network calls — pure client-side string assembly from your inputs.
When to Use the Git Commit Message Generator
- Enforcing team conventions — get a consistently formatted message without memorizing the spec.
- Writing better release notes — Conventional Commits messages are what most changelog generators parse.
- Documenting breaking changes clearly — the dedicated breaking-change field keeps that detail from getting lost in the body.
Try It Now
Open Git Commit Message Generator directly from anywhere on the site using ⌘K and typing the tool name. No login required — everything runs offline-capable in your browser.
Part of the DevOps Tools collection on WebdevToolbox — free, browser-based developer tools with no login required.