Git Extensions

Git Extensions is a standalone Windows UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio.

Online manual

git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.org

Current Status

Next Version (build instructions)

	Windows only
Runtime environment	MS Windows 10+ // .NET Desktop 10.0 SDK
Development	MS Visual Studio 2026, C# 14 // VC++ (inc. ATL for x86/x64 for installer)
Current dev status
Translations

Downloads

Download it now or install it with Chocolatey or Winget.

If you want to update a portable version, you should delete all the files and the subfolders from the existing folder except:

• GitExtensions.settings
• WindowPositions.xml
• User defined themes in folder Themes

Latest official release: v7.2.1	[ Download ]
Current dev stream NB: expect :unicorn: :unicorn: and :dragon: :dragon:	[ Download ]
Visual Studio VSIX (2022 and later)	[ Download ] or install from Visual Studio via Extensions
Visual Studio Code VSIX Kudos to @pmiossec	[ Download ] or install via VSCode NB: Please direct all discussions about the VSIX to its own repo.

Conduct

Project maintainers pledge to foster an open and welcoming environment, and ask contributors to do the same.

For more information see our code of conduct.

Shoutouts

• We thank all the people who contribute, the project exists because of you
  
• We thank Transifex for helping us with translations
  
• We thank SignPath.io for the free code signing
  
• We thank SignPath Foundation for the signing certificate
• We thank Yusuke Kamiyamane for the icons (CCA/3.0)

Backers

Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [Become a backer]

Sponsors

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Useful Links

• Website: gitextensions.github.io Git repo
• Source code: github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions
• Online manual: git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.org Git repo
• Issue tracker: github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/issues
• Wiki: github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/wiki
• Gitter chat: gitter.im/gitextensions/gitextensions