Release Notes Highlights

• Required: .NET 9.0 Desktop Runtime v9.0.6 or later 9.x
• Recommended: Git 2.46.0 or later
• Dark mode as far as it supported by .NET (https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/wiki/Dark-Mode)
• Diff items: List as tree with unified context menu
• Git config: Use git executable for read & write access (enables WSL, included config files, display of system-level config, comments in git config)
• Branch mapping: Improve support
• Submodule root in app title and unique names in Jump List of taskbar icon
• Rename file / folder ("git mv")
• Select revision-grid branch in left panel
• Customizable color of remote branch labels
• Several fixes, f.i. to high-DPI support, mnemonics

Known issues

• Loading of tab "File tree" can take long for some repos: #12413
• Refer to milestone v6.0.1

What's Changed

• fix(theme): Remove unused hook methods by @gerhardol in #12127
• fix(theme): Check for default theme by @gerhardol in #12131
• fix(theme): Do not adapt system colors by @gerhardol in #12123
• chore: Remove ImageTransparentColor by @gerhardol in #12126
• fix: MakeBackgroundDarkerBy on current theme by @gerhardol in #12124
• fix: InactiveSelectionHighlight in theme by @gerhardol in #12133
• fix: Adapt hardcoded colors by @gerhardol in #12125
• TreeView: Revert horizontal scroll by @mstv in #12135
• feat: Avoid just "app" / "repo" / "repository" in app title by @mstv in #12138
• test(ExecutableTests): Relax timeout for slow AppVeyor by @mstv in #12141
• feat: Bring to front on drag drop of patch file(s) by @mstv in #12142
• fix(AheadBehindDataProvider): Restrict debug output by @mstv in #12143
• fix: Align a file status icon with other icons by @mstv in #12145
• fix(RepoStateMixed.png): Align with other repo state icons by @mstv in #12154
• build: Debug for ICSharp by @gerhardol in #12151
• fix: remove override highlight linenumber control by @gerhardol in #12140
• fix: Improve blame loading and other minor by @mstv in #12158
• fix(bare repo): Skip "git status" and "git stash list" by @mstv in #12165
• refactor(BlameControl): Use clearer interface by @mstv in #12160
• fix(FormCommit): Improve selection handling by @mstv in #12174
• feat: Clickable links in console output by @gerhardol in #12175
• feat(FileStatusList): Use TreeView by @mstv in #12116
• fix(Output History Panel): Hide with Left Panel by @mstv in #12179
• feat: Add SelectInLeftPanel by @mstv in #12180
• feat(graph): Ensure new lane color is different by @mstv in #12169
• refactor: convert to .net6 argument null check syntax by @pmiossec in #12197
• Handle exceptions by @mstv in #12198
• fix(diff): fix switch back to "Patch" diff appearence by @pmiossec in #12196
• fix: prevent double call to SetGitModule on repo change by @pmiossec in #12194
• feat(Repo Title): Append root repo to description of submodule by @mstv in #12156
• fix(reset): Fix reset unstaged changes of a new file already partly staged by @pmiossec in #12184
• feat: bold-bold ansi terminal colors by @gerhardol in #12189
• feat: add Light+ theme by @gerhardol in #12167
• fix(Jump List): Use unique name for recent repos by @mstv in #12144
• .net9 by @gerhardol in #12064
• feat(BackgroundFetchPlugin): Add option to fetch on repo opening by @pmiossec in #12192
• feat(Clone): improve git url detection by @pmiossec in #12211
• fix(GIT_SSH): Avoid "error: cannot spawn : No such file or directory" with .NET9 by @mstv in #12213
• perf(context menus): Cache script icons (for context menus) by @mstv in #12209
• FormUpdate: display .NET runtime requirements by @RussKie in #12217
• fix: catch plugin settings load exceptions by @gerhardol in #12219
• feat: Clarify update & git exe path by @mstv in #12215
• fix: adjust settings check colors by @gerhardol in #12218
• fix(AppSettings): Reset git version after storing by @mstv in #12222
• fix(BackgroundFetchPlugin): Fetch on repo opening when periodic fetch enabled by @pmiossec in #12228
• build(UI.IIntegrationTests): Add missing resource by @mstv in #12227
• build: Embed AutoCompleteRegexes as raw string literal by @mstv in #12244
• fix(BlameControl): Avoid negative number of spaces by @mstv in #12243
• fix(AutoCompletion): No need for StreamReader by @mstv in #12247
• feat: Display autostash in RevisionGrid by @mstv in #12200
• fix(tests): Add missing Dispose calls to test teardown by @mstv in #12248
• fix(tests): Serialize execution; Load and create default settings file by @mstv in #12253
• fix(FileSettingsCache): The last change must win! by @mstv in #12257
• fix: Address NU1510 warning by @gerhardol in #12251
• Onboard to the GitHub workflow based issue-labeler by @RussKie in #12254
• fix(FileStatusList): sort copied before renamed by @gerhardol in #12246
• fix(FileStatusList): status for renamed in branch diffs by @gerhardol in #12245
• feat(CheckListSettingsPage): Improve display of git version by @mstv in #12264
• fix(RevisionGraph): Correctly handle partly visible initial revision by @mstv in #12271
• refactor(LinkFactory.ExecuteLink): Use OsShellUtil by @mstv in #12275
• .net9 dark theme by @gerhardol in #12111
• Allow customise colors of remotes by @RussKie in #12273
• fix(stage submodule): Get working in Diff tab again by @mstv in #12281
• fix(delete files): Avoid wrong popup and actually support deleting multiple files by @mstv in #12276
• fix(git config settings pages): Add system-wide settings by @mstv in #12185
• fix: progress ICSharpCode.TextEditor by @gerhardol in #12285
• Update dependencies by @RussKie in #12277
• FileStatusList: Add toolbar and actions on folders by @mstv in #12149
• feat(VisualStudioIntegration): Go to line; retry on reject by @mstv in #12287
• fix(FileViewer): Avoid crash on animated image file by @mstv in #12274
• feat: Add DebugHelpers.Trace[If] by @mstv in #12295
• Add instructions asking for higher scaling screenshots by @mdonatas in #12304
• Fix file list r...

Release Notes Highlights

• Required: .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime v8.0.12 or later 8.0.x
• Recommended: Git 2.46.0 or later
• Bugfixes for process dialog, blame loading and output history

What's Changed

• fix(ShowProcessDialogPasswordInput): Default to false by @mstv in #12171
• fix(AheadBehindDataProvider): Restrict debug output by @mstv in #12143
• fix(bare repo): Skip git status and git stash list by @mstv in #12165
• fix(Blame): Do not cancel loading if nothing changed by @mstv in #12158

Full ChangeLog
v5.2...v5.2.1

Binaries for Windows on ARM by @chirontt

Release Notes Highlights

• Required: .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime v8.0.11 or later
• Recommended: Git 2.46.0 or later
• Interactive git commands can be run without starting the console emulator or console windows (Process window)
• Further improvements to in-line diff
• Support saving LFS files
• Builds: Support ADO pull requests
• No length limit for GPG key id
• Graph colors can be adapted
• Several bugfixes including blame in old file history window
• UI and usability improvements

What's Changed

• Signed contributors.txt by @anhtrvn in #12022
• feat(graph): Add branch colors to theme by @mstv in #12019
• fix(Diff View): Avoid exception on open by @mstv in #12028
• feat(FileStatusList): Focus git-grep box on show by @mstv in #12033
• feat(FileStatusList): Add examples of negative file filter by @mstv in #12034
• feat: skip gaps in blocks for mark inline by @gerhardol in #12032
• Address CVE-2019-0820 by @RussKie in #12031
• fix(inline-diff): Limit highlight length by @mstv in #12040
• feat(CI/ADO): Add support for pull requests by @pmiossec in #12029
• fix(GPG): Ignore exit code from verify-tag by @mstv in #12049
• chore: Convert remaining post-fix FileAndForget by @mstv in #12057
• Fix(git-grep) by @mstv in #12056
• feat(Git Command Log): Improve display of command cache by @mstv in #12060
• fix(Scripts): Do not display mnemonic ampersand by @mstv in #12065
• chore(stylecop): update to 1.2.0-beta.556 by @gerhardol in #12062
• chore(MemoryStream): Add missing using statement by @mstv in #12075
• chore(dubious ownership): Remove "Trust all repositories" button by @mstv in #12081
• perf(FormResetAnotherBranch): Use quicker command by @mstv in #12058
• fix: ReadExactly from stream by @gerhardol in #12063
• fix(RevisionDataGridView): Always select a revision by @mstv in #12080
• fix(RevisionReader): Avoid hang on lengthy StandardOutput by @mstv in #12072
• fix(ProcessWrapper): Provide git error message instead of "External program returned non-zero exit code." by @mstv in #12085
• fix(PatchProcessor): Fixup encoding for diff text by @mstv in #12091
• fix(FormBrowse): Keep file context on deactivation of filter by @mstv in #12089
• fix(File History): Correctly quote filename by @mstv in #12092
• fix(File History): Indicate not identifiable file by @mstv in #12093
• fix(blame previous): Remove restriction to availibility of the actual revision by @mstv in #12090
• fix(GetTagMessage): Do not truncate last line by @mstv in #12095
• fix(Submodules): Allow spaces in folder name by @mstv in #12096
• fix(GPG): Remove max length of key id by @mstv in #12100
• fix(Editor): Adapt selection length on replace by @mstv in #12101
• feat: Support saving LFS files by @mstv in #12078
• fix(Jump List Buttons): Deactivate on modal dialog by @mstv in #12097
• Rename FormBrowseController -> GpgInfoProvider by @RussKie in #12105
• fix(File History): Handle artificial commits by @mstv in #12108
• chore(FileStatusList): Enable nullable decoration by @mstv in #12109
• feat: Add syntax highlighting for some files by @pmiossec in #12121
• fix(WindowPositionManager): Add vertical heuristic by @mstv in #12119
• fix(git-grep): Do not update on AddToSearchFilter by @mstv in #12120
• refactor(FileStatusList): Remove SelectedIndex API by @mstv in #12115
• feat: SystemColors.Window in Dashboard theme by @gerhardol in #12118
• feat: branch diff adjust icons for file status by @gerhardol in #12117
• fix: expand last column to ListView size by @gerhardol in #12113
• fix(FileStatusList): Avoid focus confusion on AppActivate by @mstv in #12122
• fix(FileStatusList): Do not loop around with wheel by @mstv in #12129
• feat(git-grep): Show function name of matches by @mstv in #12130
• feat(EditboxBasedConsoleOutputControl): Improve UX and add [password] input field by @mstv in #12023

Full Changelog: v5.1.1...v5.2

What's Changed

• fix(Diff View): Avoid exception on open by @mstv in #12028

Full Changelog: v5.1...v5.1.1

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

New Contributors

• @ericstj made their first contribution in #11911
• @georg138 made their first contribution in #11937
• @chkoddi made their first contribution in #11995

Full Changelog: v5.0...v5.1

Release Notes Highlights

• Requires: .NET 8.0 Desktop Runtime v8.0.8 or later
• Git Extensions is now a native 64bit application and installs under "C:\Program Files\GitExtensions" instead of "C:\Program Files (x86)\GitExtensions".
• Git Extensions extensibility API updated
  • The extensibility API surface updated to use interfaces instead of concrete types (e.g., IGitModule instead of GitModule). Plugins must now reference GitExtensions.Extensibility (instead of GitUI, etc.). See gitextensions/gitextensions.pluginmanager#73 for reference implementation.
  • Dependency injection: IGitUICommands now implements IServiceProvider and provides service resolution.
• Support git diff colouring
• Support search in repository with git grep
• Multiple improvements for handling user inputs for custom scripts - e.g., multiple inputs, input labelling, default values, scripts invocation for selected files, support arbitrary icons for scripts.
• Performance improvements
• UI and usability improvements
• WSL-related improvements
• Add support of Difftastic as diff viewer

What's Changed

• CI: more meaningful icon instead of displaying a circle by @pmiossec in #10893
• CI: allow click on status cell to open build report by @pmiossec in #11487
• Script user input improvement by @pmiossec in #11281
• Add Revision Graph option to fan out all children lanes directly at parent by @mstv in #11327
• Render graph lines with less curves by @mstv in #10637
• Form Rebase: Add rebase dependent branches --update-refs rebase option by @pmiossec in #11335
• git-grep UI by @gerhardol in #11350
• FileViewer: ShowSyntaxHighlighting hotkey and context menu by @gerhardol in #11530
• Add a default shortcut for "CreateSquashCommit" by @pmiossec in #11585
• Form commit: Improve commit templates menu by @pmiossec in #11584
• Git diff coloring by @gerhardol in #11590
• FormResolveConflicts: Improve help when merging/rebasing by @pmiossec in #11619
• feat(FormCommit): Add Conventional Commit message support by @pmiossec in #11665
• Allow user scripts to operate on selected files by @SlugFiller in #11239
• Difftastic as diff viewer by @gerhardol in #11677
• Allow selecting custom icons for user defined scripts by @mdonatas in #11709
• Diff moved lines: Use dimmed-zebra algorithm by @gerhardol in #11721
• Improve recovery of files UX by @pmiossec in #11727
• Improve recovery form by @pmiossec in #11753
• feat(ScriptOptionsProvider): {SelectedRelativePaths} by @mstv in #11773
• DeleteRemote: Add an option to delete a local tracking branch by @pmiossec in #11661

Fixes

• DPI-aware scaling improvements by @mdonatas
• Trigger RepoChangedNotifier after script / plugin by @mstv in #11309
• Fix failure to add repository path as safe directory by @bdukes in #11415
• Ignore fetch/push options in configuration of remote repos by @mstv in #11429
• Include default system code page in default encodings by @qgppl in #11486
• Fix avatars not loading behind a corporate proxy by @superhoang in #11596
• Open GitHub release page for portable apps instead of downloading msi by @RussKie in #11743
• fix(ShellEx): Support adding multiple files by @mstv in #11770

Release Notes Highlights

Requires: .NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime v6.0.25 or later

Changes:

• #11393 Avoid popup resetting new file to index
• #11389 GPG: don't crash on artificial commits
• #11384 Do not migrate empty settings
• #11381 GitExtSshAskPass: Ensure chars are outputed as UTF8 chars
• #11376 Delete unused branch plugin: Makes GetBranchNames() support worktrees
• #11369 Let git deny the commit if committer is not specified

Full change log: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/v4.2.1/GitUI/Resources/ChangeLog.md#version-421-28-nov-2023

Release Notes Highlights

Requires: .NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime v6.0.24 or later

• Git 2.42 is recommended
• Various performance improvements
• Various UI improvements
• Improvements to Git Commandlog dialog
• Improvements to the Rebase dialog
• Allow "Save as..." multiple files
• Editor can now move line up/down with ALT + UP and ALT + DOWN
• OpenSSH to use SSH_ASKPASS env variable if a password is requested (requires OpenSSH 8.4 or higher; no effect for older versions of OpenSSH)
• Auto-set GE as editor only in current environment
• Unstaged changes can be reset without affecting staged
• More user friendly handling for "Could not load file or assembly" exceptions
• New GitLab integration plugin
• JIRA plugin now supports personal access tokens
• Vertical tab (SHIFT + ENTER) is now treated as a line feed
• Add support to build GE for Windows on Arm64 (WoA). This, however, requires manual build.
• New option {HEAD} available in scripts

Full change log: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/v4.2/GitUI/Resources/ChangeLog.md#version-42-13-nov-2023

Release Notes Highlights

Requires: .NET 6.0 Desktop Runtime v6.0.16 or later

• Git 2.40.1 is recommended
• Improvements in WSL2 handling, e.g., automatically convert \\wsl.localhost\ to \\wsl$\ paths
• Dashboard perf improvements
• Avatar perf improvements
• Blame perf improvements
• Reflog is decoupled from branch filtering and turned into an additive filter
• Ctrl+Enter creates commit when released and not pressed
• Windows Explorer integration can now be registered and unregistered from Settings

Full change log: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/release/4.0/GitUI/Resources/ChangeLog.md#version-41-01-may-2023