| TortoiseGit | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | TortoiseGit team |
| Initial release | December 12, 2008[1] |
| Stable release | 2.18.0[2] 
/ 31 October 2025 |
| Written in | C++, C |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | 34 languages, 7 full translations[3] |
| Type | Git client |
| License | GNU General Public License[4] |
| Website | tortoisegit |
| Repository | gitlab |
TortoiseGit is a Git revision control client, implemented as a Windows shell extension and based on TortoiseSVN. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
In Windows Explorer, besides showing context menu items for Git commands, TortoiseGit provides icon overlays that indicate the status of Git working trees and files.
It also comes with the TortoiseGitMerge utility to visually compare two files and resolve conflicts.
See also
edit- TortoiseCVS, a Concurrent Versions System client for the Microsoft Windows platform
- TortoiseSVN, a Subversion client for the Microsoft Windows platform
- TortoiseHg, a Mercurial client that can also be used as a client to a Git server
- TortoiseBzr, a similar tool for use with Bazaar
References
edit- ^ TortoiseGit 0.1.0.0
- ^ "Release notes – TortoiseGit – Windows Shell Interface to Git". Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "TortoiseGit Download". TortoiseGit team. 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ TortoiseGit license
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