Tools Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Jan 3, 2026 4 min read

glab for GitLab

glab is gh-equivalent for GitLab.

Usage

glab mr create, glab issue list mirror gh's UX.

Familiar if you've used gh.

Auth

glab auth login authenticates to GitLab instance.

Self-hosted or gitlab.com.

When

GitLab teams. Don't fall back to web UI for CLI-doable tasks.

Faster than browser.