--- title: Git Extensions canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/git-extensions/ category: Git Clients points: 61 rank: 8 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Git Extensions Free GPL-3.0 Windows Git client with Explorer and Visual Studio integration. 61 points out of 100. #8 of 11 Git clients. Vendor: Git Extensions. Website: https://gitextensions.github.io/ - It is open source under GPL-3.0 and costs nothing [4]. - The latest stable release, v7.2.1, was published on 2026-08-18 [2][14]. - You can stage or reset single lines from the commit dialog [6]. - A GitHub plugin takes a GitHub token and shows and creates pull requests in the app [11][12]. - Version 7 documents Windows only; docs cover worktrees and submodules [3][9][10]. Verdict: Git Extensions suits Windows developers who want a free GPL-3.0 client with line staging, worktrees, submodules and GitHub pull requests [4][6][9][10][11]. The catch: it is Windows only, documents only GitHub as a host, and hands conflict content to an external merge tool [3][8][12]. Best for: Windows developers who want a free client with line staging and GitHub pull requests. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Git features | Core Git features | Interactive rebase, Submodules, Stage single lines or hunks | 9/15 | Modify-history docs describe interactive rebase to reorder, squash, fixup or drop commits [8]; Manage submodules dialog [10]; stage selected lines [6]. Conflicts use an external tool [8]. | | Git features | Undo for Git actions | Not published | 0/6 | Not published in the vendor's commit and history docs; they cover resetting files and reverting a commit separately [6][8]. | | Git features | Worktrees | Yes | 4/4 | Docs say Git Extensions supports Git worktrees, where several checked-out working directories share local branches [9]. | | Git features | Git-flow built in | Not published | 0/4 | Not published in the vendor's documentation contents or plugin list [5][12]. | | Hosts and review | Hosts with built-in sign-in | GitHub | 3/12 | The GitHub plugin takes a personal access token from GitHub and lists your repositories and pull requests [11][12]. | | Hosts and review | Pull requests in the app | Yes | 8/8 | Docs show viewing pull requests with diff and comments, and creating them, for GitHub remotes [11]. | | Hosts and review | Signed commits | Not published | 0/6 | Not published in the vendor's commit docs; the only GPG mention is a viewer tab [5][6]. | | Systems and upkeep | Other systems | None | 0/8 | Repository describes a Windows UI tool needing Windows 10 or later; install docs cover Windows only [3][13]. | | Systems and upkeep | Release in the last 12 months | Yes | 8/8 | v7.2.1, marked Latest and not a pre-release, published 2026-08-18 [2][14]. | | Licence | Open source | Yes | 7/7 | The repository's LICENSE.md is the GNU General Public License version 3 [4]. | | Licence | Free for commercial work on private repos | Yes | 8/8 | GPL-3.0 licence with no time limit [4]; the project site asks only for donations [1]. | | Price | Cheapest way to use it for work | $0 | 14/14 | Free and open source; no paid plan [4]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Git Extensions | Free [4] | $0 | ## Strengths - Free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no stated limit on commercial use [4]. - Stages and resets individual lines from inside the commit dialog [6]. - Docs cover submodules and worktrees, and an interactive rebase section [7][9][10]. - GitHub plugin views and creates pull requests inside the app [11][12]. ## Limits - Windows only: the repository describes it as a Windows UI tool needing Windows 10 or later [3]. - Only GitHub is documented; GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps are not mentioned in the docs [11][12]. - Conflict content opens in an external merge tool, though a dialog lists conflicted files [8]. - The docs mention no Git LFS, Git-flow or commit signing options [5][6][12]. ## Sources 1. [Git Extensions](https://gitextensions.github.io/), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [Releases, gitextensions/gitextensions](https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/releases), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [gitextensions/gitextensions](https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [LICENSE.md](https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/master/LICENSE.md), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [Git Extensions documentation](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [Commit](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/commit.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Branches](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/branches.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [Modify Git history](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/modify_history.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 9. [Worktrees](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/worktrees.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 10. [Submodules](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/submodules.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 11. [GitHub](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/github.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 12. [Plugins](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/plugins.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 13. [Installation](https://git-extensions-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/main/install.html), Git Extensions, accessed 2026-10-08 14. [Latest release data, gitextensions/gitextensions](https://api.github.com/repos/gitextensions/gitextensions/releases/latest), GitHub, accessed 2026-10-08