[git] How can I view the Git history in Visual Studio Code?

I can execute various Git commands from Visual Studio Code, however I couldn't find a way to visualize the history.

It is evident to me that GitLens is the most popular extension for Git history.

What I like the most it can provide you side annotations when some line has been changed the last time and by whom.

If you need to know the Commit history only, So don't use much Meshed up and bulky plugins,

I will recommend you a Basic simple plugin like "Git Commits"

I use it too :

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=exelord.git-commits

Enjoy

Git Graph seems like a decent extension. After installing, you can open the graph view from the bottom status bar.

You won't need a plugin to see commit history with Visual Studio Code 1.42 or more.

Timeline view

In this milestone, we've made progress on the new Timeline view, and have an early preview to share.
This is a unified view for visualizing time-series events (e.g. commits, saves, test runs, etc.) for a resource (file, folder, etc.).

To enable the Timeline view, you must be using the Insiders Edition (VSCode 1.44 March 2020) and then add the following setting:

"timeline.showView": true

I strongly recommend using a combination of GitLens & GitGraph.

Below snapshot highlights how gitlens is showing commit over time

And the below picture is for the the amazing vivid GitGraph

I would recommend using Git Graph extension.

GitLens has a nice Git history browser. Install GitLens from the extensions marketplace, and then run "Show GitLens Explorer" from the command palette.

You will find the right icon to click, when you open a file or the welcome page, in the upper right corner.

And you can add a keyboard shortcut: