Git Extensions Files

Release Notes Highlights

• Required: .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime v8.0.10 or later
• Recommended: Git 2.46.0 or later
• Several bugfixes including for diff display in case diff.external is configured for Git
• Allow ^ and .. in manual branch filters
• Improve in-line diff highlight, add anchor markers indicating where text was added / removed
• Add Output tab with the output from interactively run Git commands
• Performance improvements
• UI and usability improvements

What's Changed

• fix: bold attributes applies to both fore/back by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11849
• feat: Recommend Git 2.46.0 by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11853
• feat: GitCache: Add current directory to key by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11850
• fix: try-catch for FileSystemWatcher by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11855
• fix: RunCommand() should not throw when exit is checked by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11871
• Update README.md to v5.0 by @RussKie in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11889
• fix: merge adjacent textmarkers by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11887
• Fix NRE in scripts if arguments unset by @RussKie in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11893
• fix: LineNumber presentation for Git word-diff by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11888
• Correctly escape paths by @RussKie in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11900
• Add navigation commands "Go to first / last parent commit" by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11884
• Move NoWarn=NU1903 to the Wix PackageReference by @ericstj in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11911
• FileStatusList: Reuse context menu separators by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11916
• FormCommit: Disable ResetSoft if command not applicable by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11917
• fix: support Git < 2.26 with bright colors by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11915
• Make DropDownWidth calculation Dpi aware and account for vertical scrollbar by @mdonatas in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11864
• Adjust ToolStripComboBox size based on DPI scaling by @mdonatas in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11865
• feat(settings): deeper checks for GitExtensions install directory by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11913
• chore: Update wix to v3.14.1 (security update) by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11912
• fix: Always present git inserted as Header by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11922
• fix: Merge git-diff textmarkers separated by newlines by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11921
• Use "real" GitUICommands instance by @RussKie in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11927
• fix: Allow ^and .. in manual branch filters by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11923
• fix!: View colors in git-blob diff files by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11930
• Use "-D" instead of "-d" when deleting unmerged branches by @georg138 in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11937
• Diff View: Match similar lines in changed blocks by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11851
• Expose git-grep in settings and context menu by @RussKie in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11858
• fix(show git-grep): Sync and use actual visibility by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11948
• fix: Align difftastic colors by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11946
• fix(FormGoToCommit): Improve performance by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11952
• Fix FileViewer's encoding bug when showing unstaged files by @mdonatas in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11960
• fix: Reset current ansi terminal color by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11962
• fix(ReportDubiousOwnership): Support normal paths, too by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11965
• fix: commit gpgSign Git defaults by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11963
• fix(settings): Ignore non-boolean advanced git config settings by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11959
• Improve in-line diff highlight and add anchor markers by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11862
• fix(FormRenameBranch): Run git interactively by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11987
• fix(push): fix tracking reference not well selected by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11954
• feat: Avoid coloring moved lines by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11947
• Improve unit tests code by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11993
• fix: Handle dubious repo ownership, too, if detected by GitStatusMonitor by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11992
• fix: Restrict settings to "global" when not in a repository by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11955
• feat: Cache the diff highlighting by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11981
• fix(in-line diff): Support non-reversed git coloring by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11994
• Singed for contributing by @chkoddi in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11995
• fix(Push): fix false positive detection of "detached head" state by @pmiossec in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11999
• Add control with last interactive Git outputs and traces by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/10307
• fix(difftastic): Adjust endmarkers by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11983
• fix(FileStatusList): Set Text for accessibility by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12004
• fix(FormDiff): Avoid "A task was canceled." by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12012
• fix(FormCommit): Restore file selection by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12013
• fix(FilterToolBar): Correctly resize branch dropdown by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12014
• fix(git diff): Suppress diff.external by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12007
• fix(File History): Do not change capitalization of filename by @mstv in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12016
• fix: Add missing defaults to git attributes parser by @gerhardol in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/12018

New Contributors

• @ericstj made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11911
• @georg138 made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11937
• @chkoddi made their first contribution in https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/pull/11995

Full Changelog: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/compare/v5.0...v5.1