Git Extensions

Windows · Extension

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Git Extensions is ranked #10 of 31 in git GUI clients on Freedom251. It runs on Browser extension, Windows. There is a free plan.

Git Extensions plans and pricing

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Git Extensions Free Standalone Git repository UI · Git must be installed separately github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on git GUI clients

Free plan: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing Git repositories.
Commit history: Its commit log shows repository history in a graph that highlights commits included in the current revision.
File history: It tracks file history across renames and moves automatically.
Blame: The Blame view identifies who last edited a specific part of a file and links to the related commit.
Windows integration: The project describes integration with Windows Explorer and provides a Visual Studio extension.
GitHub integration: The bundled GitHub plugin supports cloning or forking repositories, viewing and creating pull requests, and adding an upstream remote.
Other plugins: Bundled plugins include tools for submodules, tracking branches, obsolete branches, large files, periodic fetching, proxy settings, release notes, and repository statistics.
Distribution: The project offers an installer and a portable ZIP package; some features, including Windows Explorer integration, are unavailable in the portable package.
Prerequisites: Git must be installed before Git Extensions can start, and the installation guide says the Windows installer requires Git for Windows.
Current runtime: The v7.2.1 release requires the .NET 10.0 Desktop Runtime or later 10.x and recommends Git 2.53.0 or later.
License and security: The source repository includes a GNU General Public License version 3 license, and the project says it receives free code signing from SignPath.io and a signing certificate from SignPath Foundation.
Telemetry: The installer documentation says users can allow telemetry so the app can collect anonymous data to improve the application.
Support and community: The project provides an online manual, issue tracker, and Gitter chat, and says its active community has supported it since 2008.
Intended users: The product is presented as a toolkit for making Git work under Windows more intuitive.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Git GUI Clients in 2026#10 of 31

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Sources

gitextensions.github.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions· checked 4 Oct 2026
git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/release-7.2/plugins.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/release-7.2/install.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/releases/ta· checked 4 Oct 2026
git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/release-7.2/git_extensions.html· checked 4 Oct 2026