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| Developer(s) | TortoiseGit team |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 12, 2008[1] |
| Stable release | 2.15.0[2] 
/ 3 October 2023 |
| Repository | gitlab |
| Written in | C++, C |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | 34 languages, 7 full translations[3] |
| Type | Git client |
| License | GNU General Public License[4] |
| Website | tortoisegit |
TortoiseGit is a Git revision control client, implemented as a Windows shell extension and based on TortoiseSVN. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License.
In Windows Explorer, besides showing context menu items for Git commands, TortoiseGit provides icon overlays that indicate the status of Git working trees and files.
It also comes with the TortoiseGitMerge utility to visually compare two files and resolve conflicts.