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[SOLP-3133] make git CLI installation mandatory
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* [Mendix Native Mobile Builder one-click Installer](https://appdev-mx-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/native-builders/latest.exe)
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* [Git for Windows (x64)](https://git-scm.com/download/win) using the versions described below. These are the versions of Git that Studio Pro installs if the Git version installed on the system is below the suggested one.
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| Studio Pro 10.0.0 - 10.1.0 | Studio Pro 10.2.0 - 10.9 | Studio Pro 10.6.10 (MTS), 10.10 and above
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| [2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1) | [2.41.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.41.0.windows.3) | [2.43.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.43.0.windows.1)|
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{{% alert color="info" %}}You do not need to install Git for all operations, but you may need to install the Git CLI if you perform certain actions. For example, [rebase](/refguide/merge-algorithm/#rebase) will not work without Git being installed.{{% /alert %}}
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* [Git for Windows (x64)](https://git-scm.com/download/win) using the versions described below. These are the versions of Git that Studio Pro installs if the Git version installed on the system is below the suggested one.
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| Studio Pro 10.0.0 - 10.1.0 | Studio Pro 10.2.0 - 10.9 | Studio Pro 10.6.10 (MTS), 10.10 to 10.20 | Studio Pro 10.21.0 and above |
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| [2.37.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1) | [2.41.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.41.0.windows.3) | [2.43.0](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.43.0.windows.1)|[2.48.1](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.48.1.windows.1/Git-2.48.1-64-bit.exe)|
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{{% alert color="warning" %}} It is recommended to install git for all versions of Studio Pro to guarantee best performance and features availability. Studio Pro below 10.21.0 can work without git with reduced performance of some operations and advanced features (e.g. [rebase](/refguide/merge-algorithm/#rebase)) not available.
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Starting Studio Pro 10.21.0, git 2.48.1 or higher installation is mandatory on the machine. This version of git is automatically installed dirung installation of StudioPro. For [non-administrative installation](#offline) you need to install git manually.{{% /alert %}}
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* [Microsoft Edge WebView2 Evergreen Runtime (x64 or ARM64) (Evergreen Standalone Installer version)](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/)
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* One of the following versions of [Gradle](https://gradle.org/install/#manually) with Gradle extracted to the parent directory of the folder where Studio Pro is installed (usually `C:\Program Files\Mendix`) instead of `C:\Gradle`.
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From Studio Pro version 10.14.0, the portable installer for Windows x64 and arm64 includes mx, mxbuild, mxutil, MprTool and MendixConsoleLog.
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### Git Installation
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{{% alert color="info" %}}Git does not get installed automatically for the portable version because it requires Admin rights.{{% /alert %}}
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You can download and install [portable version](https://git-scm.com/downloads/win) of Git and [configure](/refguide/preferences-dialog/#git-location) Studio Pro to use it.
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Versions of Mendix Studio Pro that are installed via the portable installer do not show up in the Mendix Version Selector where you can manage Mendix versions. However, you can manually add a Studio Pro version by clicking **Add custom version** in **Manage Mendix versions** and specifying the path to the executable file of the Studio Pro version:
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{{< figure src="/attachments/refguide/installation/install/version-selector.png" alt="Version Selector" width="450" class="no-border" >}}

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