windows.html

---
section: "install"
title: "Git - Install for Windows"
aliases:
- /download/win
- /downloads/win
- /install/win
---

<div id="main">
  {{< install-header "windows" >}}

    <div class="install-content">
  <p>
  <strong><a id="auto-download-link" href="{{< site-param windows_installer.installer_x64.url >}}">Click here to download </a></strong>
    the latest (<strong id="auto-download-version">{{< site-param windows_installer.installer_x64.version >}}</strong>)
    <strong id="auto-download-architecture">x64</strong> version of <strong>Git for Windows</strong>.
    This is the most recent <a href="https://git-for-windows.github.io/">maintained build</a>.
    It was released <span id="relative-release-date"></span>on <span id="auto-download-date">{{< site-param windows_installer.installer_x64.release_date >}}</span>.
  </p>
  <h3>Other Git for Windows downloads</h3>
  <h4>Standalone Installer</h4>
  <p>
    <strong><a href="{{< site-param windows_installer.installer_x64.url >}}">Git for Windows/x64 Setup</a>.</strong>
  </p>
  <p>
    <strong><a href="{{< site-param windows_installer.installer_arm64.url >}}">Git for Windows/ARM64 Setup</a>.</strong>
  </p>
  <h4>Portable ("thumbdrive edition")</h4>
  <p>
    <strong><a href="{{< site-param windows_installer.portable_x64.url >}}">Git for Windows/x64 Portable</a>.</strong>
  </p>
  <p>
    <strong><a href="{{< site-param windows_installer.portable_arm64.url >}}">Git for Windows/ARM64 Portable</a>.</strong>
  </p>
  <h4>Using winget tool</h4>
  <p>
    Install <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget">winget tool</a> if you don't already have it, then type this command in command prompt or Powershell.<br>
    <code>winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget</code>
  </p>
  <p class="small">
    The current source code release is version <strong>{{< site-param latest_version >}}</strong>.
    If you want the newer version, you can build it from <a href="https://github.com/git-for-windows/git">the source code</a>.
  </p>

  <h2>Now What?</h2>
  <p>
    Now that you have downloaded Git, it's time to start using it.
  </p>
  <ul id="download-next-steps">
    <li>
      <a href="{{< relurl "book" >}}">
      <img src="{{< relurl "images/icons/nav-read-book.png" >}}" />
      <h3>Read the Book</h3>
      <p>Dive into the Pro Git book and learn at your own pace.</p>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="{{< relurl "downloads/guis" >}}">
      <img src="{{< relurl "images/icons/nav-download-gui.png" >}}" />
      <h3>Download a GUI</h3>
      <p>Several free and commercial GUI tools are available for the Windows platform.</p>
      </a>
    </li>
    <li>
      <a href="{{< relurl "community" >}}">
      <img src="{{< relurl "images/icons/nav-get-involved.png" >}}" />
      <h3>Get Involved</h3>
      <p>A knowledgeable Git community is available to answer your questions.</p>
      </a>
    </li>
  </ul>

    </div>
  </div>
</div>