GitExtensions is a shell extension, a Visual Studio 2008 / 2010 / 2012 plugin and a standalone Git repository tool.

The mailing list can be found at http://groups.google.com/group/gitextensions

The installer is build using WiX. You need to install WiX when you want to build the installer. This can be downloaded here: http://wix.sourceforge.net/. If you do not want to build the installer, just open the solution and ignore the warning.

• Open the solution file (GitExtensions.VS2010.sln or GitExtensions.VS2012.sln)
• Hit F5 to compile and run GitExtensions

• Login in github (you need an account)
• Fork the main repository from github
• Push your changes to your fork
• Send me a pull request

If you do not want to use github, I also accept mailed patches. Just make sure the patch is send as an attachement and not in the body of the mail.

• Download and install WiX http://wix.sourceforge.net/
• Run Setup\BuildInstallers.bat to build the installers

• Download page: http://code.google.com/p/gitextensions/downloads/list
• ChangeLog: https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/blob/master/GitUI/Resources/ChangeLog.md
• Source code: http://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions
• Issue tracker: http://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/issues
• Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/gitextensions