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Git Extensions 4.2.0.17591 download

Git Extensions is a standalone UI tool for managing git repositories. It also integrates with Windows Explorer and Microsoft Visual Studio (2015/2017/2019).

This is an older version. The current version is 7.2.1.7. Git Extensions 7.2.1.7 · Released:

Installer files 4.2.0.17591

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Release notes

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

https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/releases/tag/v4.2

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