# Prek, a pre-commit alternative

DevFeed: [Prek, a pre-commit alternative](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/prek-a-pre-commit-alternative-27743.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2026/02/prek-a-pre-commit-alternative/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [pre-commit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pre-commit.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>)

Tags: [bash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compatibility.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [execution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/execution.md>), [git-hooks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git-hooks.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [pre-commit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pre-commit.md>), [prek](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prek.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [script](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/script.md>), [speed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speed.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes switching from pre-commit to Prek, a Rust-based drop-in alternative that preserves configuration compatibility while providing faster hook execution. It also presents a script for converting multiple repositories.

## Source excerpt

Prek is a Rust-based pre-commit alternative that maintains full config compatibility while delivering significantly faster hook execution.