# Git Extensions

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Git Extensions and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Windows Git GUI that people prefer to TortoiseGit; it maps closely to git commands and stays easy to discover.

## Why people recommend it

- Free Windows Git GUI (2 comments): "which are free and are super convenient for staging" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49579229)) "my favorite Windows git UI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880730))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/magit.md): 120 recommend
- [Sublime Merge](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sublime-merge.md): 22 recommend
- [GitButler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gitbutler.md): 21 recommend
- [Fork git client](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fork.md): 17 recommend
- [SourceTree](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sourcetree.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Git Extensions", https://hackerapproved.com/p/git-extensions/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).