--- title: TortoiseGit canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/tortoisegit/ category: Git Clients points: 47 rank: 9 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # TortoiseGit Free, open-source Windows Explorer extension for Git with a rebase dialog and worktree support. 47 points out of 100. #9 of 11 Git clients. Vendor: TortoiseGit. Website: https://tortoisegit.org/ - It is free, including in a commercial environment, and developed under the GPL [3]. - It runs on Windows 10 or higher only; the download page offers 32-bit, 64-bit and ARM64 installers [2][16]. - Version 2.19.1 was released on 2026-06-27, a week after stable 2.19.0 of 2026-06-20 [1][12]. - Its rebase dialog sets pick, skip, edit or squash for each commit [4]. - Docs cover submodules, worktrees and Git LFS locking [10][6][14]. Verdict: TortoiseGit suits Windows developers who want a free, GPL-licensed Git tool built into File Explorer, with no restriction on commercial use [3]. It covers rebase, submodules and worktrees [4][6][10]. The catch: it is Windows only, lists no host sign-in, creates pull requests only as text to send on, and opens conflicts in an external editor [2][5][7]. Best for: Windows developers who like Git inside File Explorer's right-click menu. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Git features | Core Git features | Interactive rebase, Submodules | 6/15 | Rebase dialog sets pick, skip, edit, squash per commit [4]; submodule add, update, sync [10]. Conflicts use an external editor [5]. | | Git features | Undo for Git actions | Not published | 0/6 | Docs describe Revert, commit revert and reset as separate actions; no single undo command is described [9]. | | Git features | Worktrees | Yes | 4/4 | A Worktrees dialog creates, lists, removes, locks and unlocks worktrees [6]. | | Git features | Git-flow built in | Not published | 0/4 | Not published in the vendor's manual contents, feature overview or settings pages [11][15]. | | Hosts and review | Hosts with built-in sign-in | None | 0/12 | Docs list credential helpers but describe no host account sign-in [15]; the manual contents show none [11]. | | Hosts and review | Pull requests in the app | No | 0/8 | Request pull builds a text request to copy and send; it does not create a pull request on a host [7]. | | Hosts and review | Signed commits | Not published | 0/6 | Not published: commit docs and settings docs do not mention commit signing [8][15]; release notes only show tag signing from 2011 [12]. | | Systems and upkeep | Other systems | None | 0/8 | Download page offers Windows installers only; install docs cover Windows only [2][16]. | | Systems and upkeep | Release in the last 12 months | Yes | 8/8 | Home page shows stable 2.19.0, released 2026-06-20 [1]; release notes list 2.19.1 on 2026-06-27 [12]. | | Licence | Open source | Yes | 7/7 | Developed under the GPL, source freely available [3]; the GitLab project lists GPL v2.0 or later [13]. | | Licence | Free for commercial work on private repos | Yes | 8/8 | About page says it is free for anyone, including in a commercial environment, without restriction [3]. | | Price | Cheapest way to use it for work | $0 | 14/14 | Free for commercial use, no plan to buy [3]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | TortoiseGit | Free [3] | $0 | ## Strengths - Free for anyone, including commercial work, under the GPL; source is public [3][13]. - A rebase dialog lets you set pick, skip, edit or squash per commit [4]. - Docs cover submodules and a Worktrees dialog to create, lock and remove worktrees [6][10]. - Current stable release is from June 2026 [1][12]. ## Limits - Windows only: the download page and install docs list no other system [2][16]. - The docs describe conflict resolution through an external merge tool or conflict editor [5]. - Its pull request feature produces a text request to copy and pass on to others [7]. - Staging parts of a file is a workaround through its merge tool, and the docs show no commit signing option [8]. - Git LFS support documented is locking only, and Git-flow is not documented [14][11]. ## Sources 1. 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