Comparing Changes List: Newest First?

[lmstearn]

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Hi, regarding the 3-dot list of commit changes, any way of displaying them newest first?
Thanks.

[Alhadkabir]

Right now, GitHub doesn’t provide a way to reorder the commit list in the 3-dot “Compare changes” view — it’s always displayed in chronological order from oldest to newest. The order is determined automatically by GitHub’s compare engine, and there’s no setting or toggle to reverse it. If you need the newest commits first, the only workaround is to view the branch’s commit history directly (which supports reverse order), but the compare view itself cannot be changed.

[kerryj89]

Does that engine get worked on often enough? Can we request this change? I feel most people would rather see recent changes first.

[argenis972]

Actualmente GitHub no permite cambiar el orden de los commits en la vista “Compare changes” (los 3 puntos). Esa lista siempre se muestra en orden cronológico — del commit más antiguo al más reciente — y no existe ninguna opción oficial para invertirlo o personalizarlo.

Si necesitas ver primero los commits más nuevos, debes revisar el historial de la rama directamente en la pestaña Commits, donde sí puedes navegar en orden inverso. Sin embargo, la vista de comparación en sí no admite cambios de orden porque el orden lo define internamente el motor de diff de GitHub.

[lmstearn]

Clears it up nicely, thanks both. 😄

[kerryj89]

I thought it was a bit strange that this was not the default or changeable, too.

[sardoregamberdiyev]

hi

[alberto-debug]

GitHub’s “Compare changes” view always shows commits from oldest to newest, and you can’t reorder them. The order is set automatically, and there’s no option to reverse it. To see the newest commits first, you must check the branch’s commit history instead.