Allow Diff Limit larger than 1MB on GitLab.com

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Problem to solve

When a diff patch file size if larger than 102400 bytes, it is not viewable on GitLab.com. The only workaround would be viewing the diff locally which is not quite convenient.

Intended users

Personas are described at https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/product-marketing/roles-personas/

  • Cameron (Compliance Manager)
  • Parker (Product Manager)
  • Delaney (Development Team Lead)
  • Sasha (Software Developer)
  • Devon (DevOps Engineer)

User experience goal

Users can view the diff on GitLab.com.

Proposal

Further details

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Availability & Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

Is this a cross-stage feature?

Links / references

Edited Aug 28, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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