# TortoiseGit/TortoiseGit

Windows Explorer Extension to Operate Git; Mirror of official repository https://tortoisegit.org/sourcecode

Repository: https://github.com/TortoiseGit/TortoiseGit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tortoisegit
Homepage: https://tortoisegit.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: tortoisegit, windows, shell-extension, explorer, git
Last push: 2026-06-27T22:00:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5730, "days_push": 67, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1680, forks 423 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.528527+00:00)

## What it is
TortoiseGit is a free, open-source Windows shell extension that integrates Git version control directly into Windows Explorer, based on TortoiseSVN. It provides overlay icons showing file status, a powerful context menu for Git operations like committing, branching, diffing, and log viewing, usable with any development tool or file type.

## Use cases
- manage git repositories from windows explorer
- see file status overlay icons in explorer
- commit and view logs without command line
- create branches and tags via context menu
- diff two versions of files visually
- integrate git with any IDE or editor on windows
- create patches and apply them
- integrate commits with a bug tracking system

## When to choose
- you use Windows and want a GUI for Git without leaving Explorer
- you prefer visual tools over the git command line
- you want Git integration that works with any editor or IDE
- you need file status overlays and context-menu Git operations

## When to avoid
- you need IDE-integrated Git inside Visual Studio or Eclipse specifically
- you work primarily on Linux or macOS
- you prefer a fully command-line or terminal-based Git workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: version-control, developer-tools, gui
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: git, shell-extension, explorer-integration, windows-explorer, tortoisesvn-derived

## Member repositories
- TortoiseGit/TortoiseGit (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.528527+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 2026-08-30T03:41:27.534361+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TortoiseGit/TortoiseGit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.528527+00:00, sha fa752c92ba59)
  - homepage: https://tortoisegit.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:38.084174+00:00, sha ef4b1217afb2)
  - site_page: https://tortoisegit.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:38.086518+00:00, sha 3f44230c6250)
  - site_page: https://tortoisegit.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:38.090221+00:00, sha 0b2311ea0ae3)
  - site_page: https://tortoisegit.org/support/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:38.088319+00:00, sha c60f773ac6aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.