# gitextensions/gitextensions

Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio (2015/2017/2019).

Repository: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitextensions
Homepage: https://gitextensions.github.io/
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: gitextensions, git-client, git, git-gui, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:53:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6479, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 54, "gap_med": 62, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8539, forks 2205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.404685+00:00)

## What it is
Git Extensions is a standalone Windows GUI application for managing Git repositories, offering a rich interface with commit graph, file history, and blame views. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio.

## Use cases
- visual git client for windows
- browse commit history with a branch graph
- view file history including renames
- find who last edited a line with blame
- integrate git into windows explorer and visual studio

## When to choose
- you want a feature-rich graphical git client on Windows
- you need Explorer or Visual Studio integration for git
- you prefer visual commit graphs and file history over the command line

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform client (current versions are Windows-only)
- you work exclusively from the terminal
- you use Linux or macOS as your primary OS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, version-control, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: git-client, git-gui, visual-studio-plugin, explorer-integration, commit-graph, blame, desktop

## Member repositories
- gitextensions/gitextensions (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.404685+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:26:20.682204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.404685+00:00, sha b6c5fbe6005a)
  - homepage: https://gitextensions.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:39.075454+00:00, sha 56566584e9a5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.